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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.
Wales · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Cardiff Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
669 approved · 55 refused · 30 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Nov 2018 to 24 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Welsh Government / DataMapWales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Merchant Place And Corys Buildings 3 Bute Place And 57 Bute Street Butetown Cardiff CF10 5AD
Received 2 Jun 202639 Llanrumney Avenue Llanrumney Cardiff CF3 4BQ
Received 2 Jun 202641 Lon Isa Rhiwbina Cardiff CF14 6EE
Received 3 Jun 202641 Lon Isa Rhiwbina Cardiff CF14 6EE
Received 3 Jun 202653 Braunton Avenue Llanrumney Cardiff CF3 5HW
Received 3 Jun 202660 May Street Cathays Cardiff CF24 4EY
Received 3 Jun 20261 St Malo Road Heath Cardiff CF14 4HL
Received 3 Jun 2026266B Cyncoed Road Cyncoed Cardiff CF23 6RW
Received 3 Jun 2026Clive Lodge 51 Clive Road Canton Cardiff CF5 1HG
Received 3 Jun 20261 - 3 Stadium Close Leckwith Cardiff CF11 8TS
Received 3 Jun 2026The Meadows (Formerly Blair Athol) Lisvane Road Llanishen Cardiff CF14 0SE
Received 3 Jun 2026The Meadows (Formerly Blair Athol) Lisvane Road Llanishen Cardiff CF14 0SE
Received 4 Jun 20266 Dyfrig Street Pontcanna Cardiff CF11 9LR
Received 4 Jun 2026Great Ormes House Ferry Court Grangetown Cardiff
Received 4 Jun 2026Hartland House Ferry Court Grangetown Cardiff CF11 0JE
Received 4 Jun 2026Jones Point House Ferry Court Grangetown Cardiff CF11 0JF
Received 4 Jun 2026Kilcredaun House Ferry Court Grangetown Cardiff CF11 0JG
Received 4 Jun 2026Law Courts King Edward Vii Avenue Cathays Cardiff CF10 3NL
Received 4 Jun 202612 Llewellyn Avenue Ely Cardiff CF5 4DZ
Received 4 Jun 202625 Ty Glas Avenue Llanishen Cardiff CF14 5DX
Received 4 Jun 2026546 Cowbridge Road East Canton Cardiff CF5 1BN
Received 4 Jun 2026110 Clare Road Grangetown Cardiff CF11 6RU
Received 4 Jun 202630 Hazelhurst Road Llandaff North Cardiff CF14 2FX
Received 4 Jun 2026Cresswell House Field Way Heath Cardiff CF14 4UH
Received 5 Jun 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Wales differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Cardiff Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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