55-56 Caerau Road, Caerau, Maesteg, CF34 0PB

1. 12 Aug 2026

   Received by Bridgend

2. 22 Sep 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 30 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 17 November 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 86 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Bridgend for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Bridgend decided lawful development applications in a median of 68 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• 34 Caerau Road Caerau Maesteg CF34 0PB

  P/25/620/DOC Submitted 21 Oct 2025 150 yards away

  Approval of details for conditions 4 (cycle storage), 5 (waste and recycling management), 6 (ground levels and floor levels) & 7 (landscaping) of P/24/806/FUL

  Decided Conditions 7 docs

• 172 Caerau Road Maesteg CF34 0PD

  P/22/459/FUL Submitted 29 Jun 2022 150 yards away

  Change of use from betting shop to a 2 bedroom flat

  Decided Full applications 1 doc

• Station Hotel Caerau Road Maesteg CF34 0PB

  P/22/661/FUL Submitted 23 Sep 2022 350 yards away

  Redevelopment of the former Station Hotel to provide 8 apartments and a new commercial unit

  Granted Full applications New dwelling 36 docs
  Several homes

• 15 Pleasant View, Caerau, Maesteg, CF34 0RD

  P/25/587/FUL Submitted 1 Oct 2025 350 yards away

  New bungalow with rooms within the roof and existing garage reinstated for garage use

  Granted Full applications 20 docs

• Former Blaenllynfi Infant School Grosvenor Terrace Maesteg CF34 0RW

  P/25/61/DOC Submitted 5 Feb 2025 0.3 miles away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~3 Apr

  Approval of details for condition 4 (site plan showing boundary treatments), 22 (Validation Report), 24 (Soil certificates for imported soils) & 29 (Developer Statement) of P/22/34/FUL

  Awaiting decision Conditions 8 docs

• P/26/134/LAE Granted

  9 East Avenue, Kenfig Hill, Bridgend, CF33 6NN

  Use within Use Class C3(b) of Schedule 1, Part C of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended) as a dwellinghouse by not more than 4 residents living together as a single household where care is provided

  Received 9 Mar, published by the council 28 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• P/26/108/LAE Granted

  82 Greenacres, South Cornelly, Bridgend, CF33 4SF

  Use within Use Class C3(b) of Schedule 1, Part C of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended) as a dwellinghouse by not more than 5 residents living together as a single household where care is provided for residents.

  Received 27 Feb, published by the council 28 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• P/26/312/LAE Granted

  23 Park Avenue, Porthcawl, CF36 3EP

  Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing use of the property as ground floor and first floor flats for more than 10 years

  Received 8 Jun, published by the council 28 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• P/26/382/LAP Withdrawn

  12 Uxilla Terrace, Bridgend, CF31 3BB

  Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed conversion of attic with dormer to the rear of the dwelling

  Received 10 Jul, published by the council 28 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• P/26/358/LAP Granted

  23 St Marys Crescent, Garth, Maesteg, CF34 0UX

  Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey extension to rear of dwelling

  Received 29 Jun, published by the council 28 Jul 2026 Lawful development