Cathays Park, Cardiff Planning Applications
Recent planning applications near Cathays Park, Cardiff.
Cardiff · Wales · settlement
About Cathays Park
Cathays Park, also known as Cardiff Civic Centre, is a prominent civic area in the heart of Cardiff, Wales' capital. It features a remarkable collection of early 20th-century Edwardian architecture, including the Temple of Peace, City Hall, and the National Museum and Gallery of Wales, alongside key institutions like Cardiff Crown Court and the Welsh Government's administrative headquarters. The area is part of the Cathays Park Conservation Area, designated in 1975, and is considered by the Pevsner architectural guide to be the finest civic centre in the British Isles, making it a significant location for planning applications and developments in the city.
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Town Insights
Property Prices
Average property sale price: £294,249 (based on 50 recent transactions from HM Land Registry).
Area Information
- Admin district: Cardiff
- Parliamentary constituency: Cardiff South and Penarth
- LSOA: Cardiff 044D
Crime Statistics
0 crimes reported in 2026-02.
Flood Risk
No active flood warnings near Cathays Park.
Keyword Scorecard
Planning constraint analysis based on the last 24 months of applications near Cathays Park.
- Ecology & Wildlife Constraints (keywords: bats, bat survey, bat roost, great crested newt, GCN...)
- Trees & Landscape (keywords: tree preservation order, TPO, arboricultural, tree survey, root protection area...)
- Flood & Drainage (keywords: flood zone 2, flood zone 3, flood risk assessment, FRA, surface water...)
- Heritage & Conservation (keywords: listed building, grade II, grade II*, grade I, conservation area...)
- Green Belt (keywords: green belt, inappropriate development, very special circumstances, openness)
- Highways & Access (keywords: visibility splays, highway authority objection, access arrangement, parking provision, transport statement...)
- Refusal & Risk Indicators (keywords: refusal, delegated refusal, appeal dismissed, overdevelopment, character and appearance...)
- Planning Process & Appeals (keywords: appeal lodged, appeal allowed, appeal dismissed, public inquiry, inspector)
Planning Activity Summary
Approval rates, average decision times, and application type distribution for Cathays Park based on the last 24 months of planning data.
Nearby Applications
24 planning applications found near Cathays Park.
- - 119 - 133 Cowbridge Road East Riverside Cardiff CF11 9AG
Timber Billboard Displays.
Status: Undecided | Type: Advertising | Council: Cardiff | Date: 2026-04-28
View full details - - 5 Despenser Gardens Riverside Cardiff CF11 6AY
Single-storey rear and side extension with alterations.
Status: Undecided | Type: Full | Council: Cardiff | Date: 2026-03-30
View full details - - 46 Cathedral Road Pontcanna Cardiff CF11 9LL
Change of use from two flats and one maisonette to a single dwelling house. Demolition of existing internal partition walls and creation of new internal partition walls on ground floor.
Status: Undecided | Type: Outline | Council: Cardiff | Date: 2026-03-30
View full details - - 51-65 Cowbridge Road East And 2-8 Lower Cathedral Road Riverside Cardiff
Discharge of Condition 9 (Servicing Management Plan) of 22/02901/FUL.
Status: Undecided | Type: Conditions | Council: Cardiff | Date: 2026-03-23
View full details - - 2 Pitman Street Pontcanna Cardiff CF11 9DJ
Work to alter two doors and replace with a window.
Status: Undecided | Type: Full | Council: Cardiff | Date: 2026-03-20
View full details - - 98 Ryder Street Pontcanna Cardiff CF11 9BU
1 no twisted Willow - proposal - to Pollard tree (tree has been previously (Tree is a regrown Pollard)
Status: Undecided | Type: Trees | Council: Cardiff | Date: 2026-03-06
View full details - - 62 Cathedral Road Pontcanna Cardiff CF11 9LL
Create a two-storey coach house at the rear of the main property to replace the existing single storey garage, ancillary to the main house.
Status: Undecided | Type: Full | Council: Cardiff | Date: 2026-02-04
View full details - - 24 Talbot Street Riverside Cardiff CF11 9BW
Single storey rear extension, rear and side dormer roof extensions, and removal of annex chimney.
Status: Undecided | Type: Full | Council: Cardiff | Date: 2026-01-29
View full details - - Land To The Rear Of 161 Cowbridge Road East Riverside Cardiff
Change of use of first and second floor from use class A3 to two C3 self contained flats with associated works.
Status: Permitted | Type: Full | Council: Cardiff | Date: 2026-01-27
View full details - - 18 Ryder Street Pontcanna Cardiff CF11 9BT
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan) and 4 (Soft Landscaping Details) of 25/02174/HSE
Status: Conditions | Type: Conditions | Council: Cardiff | Date: 2026-01-23
View full details - - 22 Cathedral Road Pontcanna Cardiff CF11 9LJ
Replace the existing asbestos cement slates to the original building with Canadian Glendyne First Grade slates.
Status: Undecided | Type: Heritage | Council: Cardiff | Date: 2026-01-05
View full details - - 2 Pitman Street Pontcanna Cardiff CF11 9DJ
T1-Goat willow-remove to ground level, grind out stump and leave grindings ina mound above the stump location to mulch down and fill the hole. G1-mixed shrubs including holly and hazel, remove to grou
Status: Permitted | Type: Trees | Council: Cardiff | Date: 2025-12-12
View full details - - 99 Cathedral Road Pontcanna Cardiff CF11 9PG
Demolition of two storey rear annex.
Status: Withdrawn | Type: Heritage | Council: Cardiff | Date: 2024-12-10
View full details - - 2 Mandeville Place Riverside Cardiff CF11 6LA
Conversion of a seven-room C3 dwelling to a 6 bed house of multiple occupancies.
Status: Permitted | Type: Full | Council: Cardiff | Date: 2024-11-04
View full details - - 36 Ryder Street Pontcanna Cardiff CF11 9BT
Proposed single storey side extension to the existing kitchen and re configuration of the existing space.
Status: Permitted | Type: Full | Council: Cardiff | Date: 2024-08-05
View full details - - 36 Cathedral Road Pontcanna Cardiff CF11 9LL
Installation of infill walls to existing retractable pergola
Status: Permitted | Type: Full | Council: Cardiff | Date: 2024-07-12
View full details - - 15 Wyndham Street Riverside Cardiff CF11 6DQ
Ground floor rear extension
Status: Permitted | Type: Full | Council: Cardiff | Date: 2024-06-26
View full details - - Barcelo Angel Hotel Castle Street Cathays Cardiff CF10 1SZ
Proposed Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission 18/01877/MJR- change the window of the extension on Westgate Street to a full height door, revised car park layout, escape and access corridors a
Status: Permitted | Type: Amendment | Council: Cardiff | Date: 2024-06-24
View full details - - 46 Ninian Park Road Riverside Cardiff CF11 6JA
Single storey rear extension and front roof extension and raising of the roof ridge with conversion of upper floor into four bed House in Multiple Occupation, with changes to the frontage and external
Status: Permitted | Type: Full | Council: Cardiff | Date: 2024-06-21
View full details - - 19 Pitman Street Pontcanna Cardiff CF11 9DJ
Removal of the rear chimney stack, shared with property, No. 17 Pitman Street.
Status: Permitted | Type: Full | Council: Cardiff | Date: 2024-03-22
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A brief summary of Cathays Park in Cardiff
Cathays Park, also known as Cardiff Civic Centre, is a prominent civic area in the heart of Cardiff, Wales' capital. It features a remarkable collection of early 20th-century Edwardian architecture, including the Temple of Peace, City Hall, and the National Museum and Gallery of Wales, alongside key institutions like Cardiff Crown Court and the Welsh Government's administrative headquarters. The area is part of the Cathays Park Conservation Area, designated in 1975, and is considered by the Pevsner architectural guide to be the finest civic centre in the British Isles, making it a significant location for planning applications and developments in the city.
Property prices in Cathays Park show an average sale price of £294,249, based on 50 recent transactions recorded by HM Land Registry.
There were no crimes reported in the immediate area during the most recent reporting period. This makes Cathays Park a particularly low-crime area.
For anyone interested in property development or monitoring local planning decisions, Cathays Park planning applications can be searched by entering a local postcode above. Results include full application details, decision status, and the ability to track applications over time and set planning alerts to help you monitor and review pending planning applications.
Planning Activity in Cathays Park
In the last 24 months, 138 planning applications were submitted near Cathays Park. Of these, 89% were approved, with an average decision time of 76 days.
This is slightly above the national average of approximately 87%, indicating a broadly favourable planning environment near Cathays Park.
The average decision period of 76 days exceeds the 8-week target for minor applications but falls within the 13-week target for major schemes. Applicants should plan for approximately 11 weeks from submission to decision.
The most common application types near Cathays Park were discharge of conditions (51), full planning applications (33), tree works (14).
7 planning appeals were lodged, of which 1 was allowed and 6 were dismissed (14% success rate). This low success rate indicates that the council's refusal decisions are generally upheld by the Planning Inspectorate.
Application Outcomes
- Approved: 48 applications
- Refused: 1 application
- Withdrawn: 5 applications
- Awaiting decision: 84 applications
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