Thursday, 23 July 2026

Development Control Committee

Time: 10:00
Where: remotely - via Microsoft Teams
Source: This meeting on the council's website

What was decided: an AI summary

No minutes have been published yet, so this summary records no decisions. The committee decides planning applications, which are proposals to build on or change land and buildings.

Some sentences of this summary are missing in English, because an older automatic check removed them from the English only. The Welsh version has them.

Former Fulgonis Restaurant, 83 John Street, Porthcawl: planning application P/25/20/FUL
Decided
The minutes record no decision on this item.
Why
No minute or report has been published for this item, so the reasons for the application are not recorded here.
Based on the minutes
Land adjacent to 44 Canberra Road, Bridgend: planning application P/25/737/FUL
Decided
The minutes record no decision on this item.
Why
No minute or report has been published for this item, so the reasons for the application are not recorded here.
Based on the minutes
Land south-west of Pont Rhyd Y Cyff, Llangynwyd: planning application P/24/457/FUL
Decided
The minutes record no decision on this item.
Why
No minute or report has been published for this item, so the reasons for the application are not recorded here.
Based on the minutes
Mynydd Cynffig Junior School, Pwllygath Street, Kenfig Hill: planning application P/24/719/BCB
Decided
The minutes record no decision on this item.
Why
No minute or report has been published for this item, so the reasons for the application are not recorded here.
Based on the minutes
Porthcawl Primary School, Meadow Lane, Porthcawl: planning application P/25/553/BCB
Decided
The minutes record no decision on this item.
Why
No minute or report has been published for this item, so the reasons for the application are not recorded here.
Based on the minutes
Timetable for the next set of supplementary planning guidance, 2026/27
Decided
The minutes record no decision on this item.
Why
Supplementary planning guidance is extra guidance that supports the council's planning policies. No minute or report has been published for this item, so the reasons for the timetable are not recorded here.
Based on the minutes

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Agenda

1
Apologies for Absence
Minute
Apologies for absence were received from the XXXX
2
Declarations of Interest
3
Site Visits
Part of an issue followed across 8 meetings
4
Approval of Minutes
Papers: Minutes of Previous Meeting
5
Public Speakers
6
Amendment Sheet
Papers: Amendment Sheet 23 07 2026 (002)
7
Development Control Committee Guidance
Papers: Development Control Committee guidance
8
P/25/20/FUL - Former Fulgonis Restaurant, 83 John Street, Porthcawl CF36 3AY
Part of an issue followed across 2 meetings
Papers: P 25 20 FUL
9
P/25/737/FUL - Land Adjacent 44 Canberra Road, Bridgend CF31 1HH
Papers: P 25 737 FUL
10
P/24/457/FUL - Land South-west of Pont Rhyd Y Cyff, Llangynwyd
Papers: P 24 457 FUL
11
P/24/719/BCB - Mynydd Cynffig Junior School, Pwllygath Street, Kenfig Hill CF33 6ET
Papers: P 24 719 BCB
12
P/25/553/BCB - Porthcawl Primary School, Meadow Lane, Porthcawl CF36 5EY
Papers: P 25 553 BCB
13
Appeals
Papers: Appeals
14
Timetable for Preparation of Next Set of Supplementary Planning Guidance 2026/27
Papers: Timetable for SPG
15
Training Log
Part of an issue followed across 11 meetings
Papers: TRAINING LOG
16
Urgent Items

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Who attended

Richard Granville, ChairpersonLabourPresent
Alan Wathan, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
Chris Davies, Committee MemberLlynfi IndependentsPresent
David Harrison, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
Della Hughes, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
Heather Griffiths, Committee MemberLabourAbsent
Ian Spiller, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
Ian Williams, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
Johanna Llewellyn-Hopkins, Committee MemberLabourPresent
Jonathan Edward Pratt, Committee MemberConservativePresent
Mark John, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
Martin Hughes, Committee MemberLabourPresent
Richard Collins, Committee MemberLabourPresent
Richard Williams, Committee MemberLabourPresent
Simon Griffiths, Committee MemberLabourPresent
William Kendall, Committee MemberLabourPresent

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What was decided: an AI summary

Former Fulgonis Restaurant, 83 John Street, Porthcawl: planning application P/25/20/FUL

Land adjacent to 44 Canberra Road, Bridgend: planning application P/25/737/FUL

Land south-west of Pont Rhyd Y Cyff, Llangynwyd: planning application P/24/457/FUL

Mynydd Cynffig Junior School, Pwllygath Street, Kenfig Hill: planning application P/24/719/BCB

Porthcawl Primary School, Meadow Lane, Porthcawl: planning application P/25/553/BCB

Timetable for the next set of supplementary planning guidance, 2026/27

Agenda

Apologies for Absence

Declarations of Interest

Site Visits

Approval of Minutes

Public Speakers

Amendment Sheet