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Llandaff Cathedral The Cathedral Green Llandaff Cardiff CF5 2LA

Granted Cardiff 23/00759/WTCA Works to Trees Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Grounds of Llandaff Cathedral as per submitted plan and James Pinder Treecare report. Remove the cherry laurels along the northern boundary of the churchyard including those directly to the rear of Prebendal House; prune the Sawara cypress directly adjoining the rear of Prebendal House to give 1.50m clearance from the structure and prune holm oak T19 as per the James Pinder report to clear the structure by 1.50m.

As published by the council, reference 23/00759/WTCA

Application record

Reference
23/00759/WTCA
Type
Works to Trees Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: GRANT - Works to Trees
Received
3 Apr 2023
Validated
3 Apr 2023
Decided
6 Apr 2023
Ward
LLANDAFF
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CF5 2LA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cardiff register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00378/WTCA Granted

    Llandaff Cathedral The Cathedral Green Llandaff Cardiff CF5 2LA

    G1-Elder/Sycamore, fell both stems, treat with herbicide to prevent regrowth and damage to retaining wall. T5-Salix, coppice @ 1m. T7-Sorbus, fell tree grind stem 300mm below ground level.

    Decided 3 Mar 2026 Trees
  • 26/00363/WTTPF Granted

    Llandaff Cathedral The Cathedral Green Llandaff Cardiff CF5 2LA

    Grounds of Llandaff Cathedral - work to trees 1 (holm oak), 3 (yew), 4 (sycamore), 6 (yew) and 12 (yew) as per submitted tree report

    Decided 3 Mar 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Apr 2023

    Received by Cardiff

  2. 6 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: GRANT - Works to Trees

  3. 4 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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What this grant of permission means

Cardiff granted permission on 6 April 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within five years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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