Planning application
Former Coney Beach Pleasure Park and Wimpy building Eastern Promenade Porthcawl CF36 5TS
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior notification to demolish funfair and restaurant structures
As published by the council, reference P/26/121/DPN
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/121/DPN
- Type
- Demolition prior notification
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- DPN approve
- Received
- 2 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 25 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 3 Jun 2026
- Parish
- Porthcawl Town Council
- Postcode
- CF36 5TS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Mar 2026
Received by Bridgend
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25 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Jun 2026
Decision issued: DPN approve
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Bridgend granted permission on 3 June 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within five years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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