Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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Former Kings Castle 74 Cowbridge Road East Riverside Cardiff CF11 9DU
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Former Kings Castle 74 Cowbridge Road East Riverside Cardiff CF11 9DU
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View council mapChange of use and sub-division of public house (A3) to create restaurant (A3) and separate retail unit (A1) at ground floor and conversion of existing shared accommodation to 4no. self-contained flats across first and second floors, with external alterations including second floor extension and enlargement of ground floor windows to form additional doorway.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATIONReport · PDF | 14 Aug 2026 | View |
| PER FULL APPLICATION DECISIONDecision · PDF | 14 Aug 2026 | View |
| LOCATION PLANApproved Plan · PDF | 10 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS A & BApproved Plan · PDF | 21 Nov 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS C & DApproved Plan · PDF | 21 Nov 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLANApproved Plan · PDF | 21 Nov 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANApproved Plan · PDF | 21 Nov 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ROOF PLANApproved Plan · PDF | 21 Nov 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLANApproved Plan · PDF | 21 Nov 2025 | View |
| EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLANPlans/Drawings · PDF | 20 Oct 2025 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLANPlans/Drawings · PDF | 20 Oct 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLANPlans/Drawings · PDF | 20 Oct 2025 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| DESIGN STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANSuperseded · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| EXISTING ROOF PLANPlans/Drawings · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONS A & BPlans/Drawings · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONS C & DPlans/Drawings · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.