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74 New Road, Porthcawl, CF36 5DE

Awaiting decision Bridgend P/26/51/FUL Full Planning Application

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

Proposal

Change of use of the ground floor premises from office (use class B1) to convenience retail store (use class A1) including the sale of food, beverages and associated convenience goods; including internal reconfiguration and minor external works. No structural alterations are proposed.

As published by the council, reference P/26/51/FUL

Application record

Reference
P/26/51/FUL
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Under consideration
Received
28 Jan 2026
Validated
17 Feb 2026
Parish
Porthcawl Town Council
Postcode
CF36 5DE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Jan 2026

    Received by Bridgend

  2. 17 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 14 April 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 83 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

14 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 decided full applications in a median of 103 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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