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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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Trafalgar House 5 Fitzalan Place Adamsdown Cardiff CF24 0ED
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Trafalgar House 5 Fitzalan Place Adamsdown Cardiff CF24 0ED
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View council mapProposed Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission 25/02009/VAR- External and landscape layout changes to the approved site plan and landscape scheme, comprising: revised landscaping to the Fitzalan Place/Fitzalan Road frontage; omission of the previously approved path around the building to Newport Road Lane; relocation of cycle stands to the northern end of the site; a revised student courtyard layout including an external amenity area with pergola; relocation of bins and new gated student, refuse and cycle entrances; a reconfigured parking courtyard with dwarf walls and railings; a repositioned substation, new generator, new boundary wall with sliding gate, and additional planting; and consequential changes to hard landscaping, kerb lines and paving details to align with the associated S278 highway works.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 16 Jul 2026 | View |
| COVERING LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 16 Jul 2026 | View |
| DETAILED_PLANTING_PLANDrawing · PDF | 16 Jul 2026 | View |
| HARD_MATERIALS_PLANDrawing · PDF | 16 Jul 2026 | View |
| SOILING_PLANPlanning Application Documents · PDF | 16 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS DDrawing · PDF | 16 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED CYCLE MANAGEMENT STRATEGYDrawing · PDF | 16 Jul 2026 | View |
| SITE PLAN AS PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 16 Jul 2026 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANSite Location Plan · PDF | 16 Jul 2026 | View |
| LANDSCAPE_MASTERPLANDrawing · PDF | 16 Jul 2026 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.