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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669 approved · 55 refused · 30 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Llys Sinclair Loudoun Square Butetown Cardiff CF10 5PU
Received 3 Sept 20266 Llandennis Green Cyncoed Cardiff CF23 6JX
Received 4 Sept 20269 Caer Wenallt Rhiwbina Cardiff CF14 7HN
Received 4 Sept 202650 - 52 Station Road Llanishen Cardiff CF14 5LU
Received 4 Sept 20267 & 8 Ferny Court Penylan Cardiff CF23 9BU
Received 26 Aug 2026Former Tremorfa Nursery School Mona Place Splott Cardiff CF24 2TG
Received 2 Sept 2026Unit 2 64 - 74 St Mary Street Cathays Cardiff CF10 1FA
Received 4 Sept 20267 Colum Place Cathays Cardiff CF10 3EP
Received 7 Sept 202618 Clos Parc Radur Radyr Cardiff CF15 8GH
Received 7 Sept 20265 The Design Quarter Ipswich Road Penylan Cardiff CF23 9XE
Received 7 Sept 2026135 Whitchurch Road Gabalfa Cardiff CF14 3JQ
Received 7 Sept 2026Fiddes Brindley Road Leckwith Cardiff CF11 8TX
Received 7 Sept 202610 Brithdir Street Cathays Cardiff CF24 4LG
Received 7 Sept 2026St Julians Forge Bridge Road Old St Mellons Cardiff CF3 6YJ
Received 7 Sept 2026White Dove Garages Hadfield Road Leckwith Cardiff
Received 7 Sept 202640 Severn Road Pontcanna Cardiff CF11 9EB
Received 7 Sept 20265 - 9 Queen Street Cathays Cardiff CF10 2AF
Received 7 Sept 202658 Llantarnam Road Mynachdy Cardiff CF14 3EG
Received 8 Sept 2026Heathfield 135 Pantbach Road Heath Cardiff CF14 1TY
Received 8 Sept 20264 Cefn Coed Road Cyncoed Cardiff CF23 6AQ
Received 8 Sept 2026276 North Road Gabalfa Cardiff CF14 3BL
Received 8 Sept 202626 Garrick Drive Thornhill Cardiff CF14 9BG
Received 7 Sept 20265 Talworth Street Roath Cardiff CF24 3EH
Received 8 Sept 2026161 North Road Mynachdy Cardiff CF14 3AG
Received 8 Sept 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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