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Ground floor flat and first floor flat, 23 Park Avenue, Porthcawl, CF36 3EP

Refused Bridgend P/26/36/LAE Cert. of lawfulness Existing

Works: New dwelling Several homes

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use of property as 2 flats for a period longer than 10 years

As published by the council, reference P/26/36/LAE

Application record

Reference
P/26/36/LAE
Type
Cert. of lawfulness Existing
Status
Decided
Decision
LAE refused
Received
23 Jan 2026
Validated
5 Mar 2026
Decided
17 Apr 2026
Parish
Porthcawl Town Council
Postcode
CF36 3EP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Jan 2026

    Received by Bridgend

  2. 5 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: LAE refused

  4. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Bridgend refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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