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Principality House The Friary Cathays Cardiff CF10 3HX

Awaiting decision Cardiff 25/02366/FUL Full Planning Permission

Works: Extension

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Proposal

Change of use of existing building from office (Class B1) to co-living residential accommodation with associated internal and external alterations including new ninth floor for amenity use, lift and stairwell extensions, front enclosure, terrace infills, and reconfiguration of basement for car and cycle parking. Existing retail unit to be retained and provision of a ground floor commercial unit (Use Classes A1/A2/A3/B1).

As published by the council, reference 25/02366/FUL

Application record

Reference
25/02366/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Registered
Received
15 Oct 2025
Validated
20 Oct 2025
Ward
CATHAYS
Postcode
CF10 3HX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Oct 2025

    Received by Cardiff

  2. 20 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 15 December 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Cardiff took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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Expedite Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Exeter

Active · incorporated 2023 · Exeter

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Documents

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124 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Cardiff for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Cardiff decided full applications in a median of 86 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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