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Planning application documents: what to read first
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Wales · Local authority
Cardiff Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Cardiff Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,311Searchable applications
419Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 724 approved or refused records
55Refused applications
669 approved · 55 refused · 30 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas27 mapped area records
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More application records
- Registered26/01892/HSE
Demolition of existing rear conservatory and part rear ground floor. Construction of single storey rear extension.
86 Waterloo Road Penylan Cardiff CF23 9BH
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Unknown26/01895/WTCA
The silver birch. Remove deadwood, sympathetically rebalance & prune crown to 50cm clearance from buildings.
28 North Road Cathays Cardiff CF10 3DY
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Unknown26/01896/WTCA
6m Hornbeam hedge at rear - Reduce height by approx 1.5m (half way from garage roof to top), leaving flush and level, trim sides.8m Silver birch - Crown reduction, reduce height by approx 2m and laterals accordingly, shape and balance leaving natural form, pruning to suitable lateral growth points.1.5m Willow - Remove, taking down to low stump near ground level. Dig out if smaller enough and if it wont damage retaining wall / planter - if too large then leave as low as possible and treat with ecoplugs to prevent regrowth.Pruning work to be carried out to BS3998: 2010 British Standards.
171 Cathedral Road Pontcanna Cardiff CF11 9PL
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01897/FUL
Two-storey rear extension and relocation of the entrance door to the front elevation.
132 Broad Street Canton Cardiff CF11 8BW
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01898/CLPUD
Proposed Waste treatment plant/unit to serve foul drainage to the Agricultural Building
The Granary Creigiau Farm Creigiau Cardiff CF15 9NN
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01900/ADV
Non-illuminated window manifestation comprising externally applied vinyl graphics to the glazing on the south elevation, displaying the corporate logo.
The Open University In Wales Custom House Street Cathays Cardiff CF10 1AP
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Decided26/01901/NMA
Proposed Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission 26/00540/FUL - to introduce box bay windows with flat roofs to the front elevation of the property.
121 Maes-y-coed Road Heath Cardiff CF14 4HE
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Unknown26/01902/WTCA
Pruning of large Magnolia tree in garden of 3 Fairwater Road, bordering Maynard Court. Please see ground plan and pictures of proposed work attached. The Magnolia is nearly blocking the pavement which may hamper the elderly residents of Maynard Court as well as children using the pavement. The Magnolia requires pruning in the manner indicated in the pictures.
Bryn-y-pin 3 Fairwater Road Llandaff Cardiff CF5 2LD
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Unknown26/01903/WTCA
T1 - HOLLY, FRONT GARDEN, IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE FRONT BOUNDARY WALL. FELL TO AS CLOSE TO GROUND LEVEL ASREASONABLY PRACTICABLE. THE TREE IS BIFURCATED INTO TWO SUBSTANTIAL STEMS AND CONTINUED GROWTH IS DISPLACING,CRACKING AND DETERIORATING THE ADJACENT MASONRY WALL.T2 - CONIFER, REAR GARDEN, CLOSE TO THE REAR/GARDEN BOUNDARY WALL. FELL TO AS CLOSE TO GROUND LEVEL AS REASONABLYPRACTICABLE TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE/PRESSURE TO THE ADJOINING WALL STRUCTURE.
20 Conway Road Pontcanna Cardiff CF11 9NT
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01905/HSE
Single Storey Side/Rear Extension with Internal Alterations. Loft Reconfiguration with Dormers. Detached Garage Enlargement.
9 Clos William Rhiwbina Cardiff CF14 6QJ
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01906/ADV
Replacement of the existing sheet advertisement with a D48 digital advertisement screen.
Grangetown Railway Station Penarth Road Grangetown Cardiff
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01907/HSE
Rear dormer roof extension.
46 Oakley Place Grangetown Cardiff CF11 7EW
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01908/FUL
Demolition of existing two storey side extension and replacement with new remodelled two storey extension
9 St Peter's Street Roath Cardiff CF24 3BA
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01909/NMA
Proposed Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission 25/02548/FUL - to alter internal arrangement to provide vertical apartment layouts and minor fenestration adjustments.
Former Welsh Evangelical Church 110 Harriet Street Cathays Cardiff CF24 4BX
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01910/DOC
Discharge of condition 10 (Contamination Verification Report) and 24 (Contaminated Land Measures) of 24/00110/FUL.
Land Off Lewis Road Splott Cardiff
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01911/FUL
Retrospective retention for three years of a temporary de-mountable unit (portacabin).
Bowls Club Changing Room Whitchurch Hospital Park Road Whitchurch Cardiff CF14 7XB
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01914/FUL
Retention of single storey rear extension, rear dormer loft conversion and external alterations (previously approved under reference 24/02360/FUL relating to change of use to HMO (Use Class C4)) and Change of Use from 5 bedroom house to short-term holiday accommodation (Use Class C6).
9 Redlaver Street Grangetown Cardiff CF11 7LY
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01915/ADV
Display of one double sided internally illuminated digital LED advertisement unit with a visible display area of 2.0 metres in width and 3.0 metres in height to each face and an overall height of approximately 5.7 metres.
Cobalt 389 Newport Road Penylan Cardiff CF24 1TP
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01917/FUL
Proposed conversion of roof space, side & rear extensions & internal alterations to form a HMO
8 The Retreat Penylan Cardiff CF23 5QZ
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01918/FUL
Conversion to four flats with ground floor rear extension and rear dormer loft conversion.
56 Miskin Street Cathays Cardiff
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01921/NMA
Proposed Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission 24/02644/VAR- slate tile hanging roof covering in lieu of metal standing seam.
92 Crwys Road Cathays Cardiff CF24 4NP
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01922/HSE
Proposed Ground Floor Rear and Side Extension plus Rear Dormer Loft Conversion
45 Beatty Avenue Cyncoed Cardiff CF23 5QR
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Decided26/01924/NMA
Proposed Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission 18/02622/MJR - Substitution of tree pit details approved under condition 2
Former Track 2000 Resource House 54B Penarth Road Grangetown Cardiff CF11 6NG
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Unknown26/01925/WTTPFP
T1 Oak tree in rear garden, crown reduce by approximately 1.5 metres back to suitable live growth points. Remove major deadwood, split or broken branches from crown.
22 Harrison Drive Trowbridge Cardiff CF3 0NU
Received 11 Sept 2026
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What these statistics cover
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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