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Land at Sandy Bay, former fairground, Eastern Promenade, Salt Lake and Harbour, Porthcawl

Awaiting decision Bridgend P/26/140/HYB Hybrid application

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Hybrid planning permission consisting of: detailed planning permission for a spine road from Eastern Promenade to Sandy Bay and outline planning permission for a mixed use development masterplan consisting of Up to 980 dwellings; Approx. 200,000 sq.m. (20ha) of open space including a series of new s...

As published by the council, reference P/26/140/HYB

Application record

Reference
P/26/140/HYB
Type
Hybrid application
Status
Under consideration
Received
11 Mar 2026
Validated
24 Apr 2026
Parish
Porthcawl Town Council

Site history

Applications at this address on the Bridgend register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • P/26/162/HRA Awaiting decision

    Land at Sandy Bay, former fairground, Eastern Promenade, Salt Lake and Harbour, Porthcawl

    Habitat Regulations Assessment for Hybrid planning permission consisting of: detailed planning permission for a spine road from Eastern Promenade to Sandy Bay and outline planning permission for a mixed use development masterplan consisting of Up to 980 dwellings; Approx. 200,000 sq.m. (20ha) of ope...

    Submitted 25 Mar 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Mar 2026

    Received by Bridgend

  2. 24 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 19 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Bridgend took a median of 82 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

120 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Bridgend for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Bridgend's median decision took 82 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

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    Awaiting decision 3 docs
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