Planning application
17 Heol Don Whitchurch Cardiff CF14 2AR
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 Apple tree in rear garden, crown reduce by approximately 1.5 metres back to suitable live growth points, minor crown thin to improve air flow and internal branch structure. T2 Bay Tree in rear garden, Coppice to 1 metre above ground level, T3 Portuguese Laurel in front garden, reduce height by approximately 1.5 metres and trim sides as hard as possible, bring the house side back just beyond gutter (see photo).
As published by the council, reference 25/02454/WTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02454/WTCA
- Type
- Works to Trees Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 23 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 23 Oct 2025
- Ward
- WHITCHURCH AND TONGWYNLAIS
- Postcode
- CF14 2AR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cardiff register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01371/WTCA Granted
17 Heol Don Whitchurch Cardiff CF14 2AR
T1 Magnolia situated in front garden, prune to attain 1 metre clearance from house, crown lift to 2 metres above ground level.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Oct 2025
Received by Cardiff
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 18 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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 tree works applications in a median of 10 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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17 Heol Don Whitchurch Cardiff CF14 2AR
T1 Magnolia situated in front garden, prune to attain 1 metre clearance from house, crown lift to 2 metres above ground level.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
19 Heol Don Whitchurch Cardiff CF14 2AR
Widen driveway access with associated works.
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4 Athelstan Road Whitchurch Cardiff CF14 2EP
Single storey side extension with external alterations.
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10 Heol Don Whitchurch Cardiff CF14 2AU
Replacement of the existing windows with new traditional timber box sash windows, matching the proportions/ profiles and details of the existing frames whilst allowing for slim-line double glazing.
Granted Householder Windows or glazing 11 docsDomestic -
25 Heol Don Whitchurch Cardiff CF14 2AR
Holly; front garden l/h side of drive, remove dead branches and crown raise upto 3m above ground level including large limb on r/h side of stem. Plum; rear garden r/h side, fell to ground level
Granted Trees 7 docs -
2 Alfreda Road Whitchurch Cardiff CF14 2EH
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Other tree works applications
In Cardiff
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26/01884/WTCA Awaiting decision
4 Cefn Coed Road Cyncoed Cardiff CF23 6AQ
G1 Conifer hedge L shape in rear garden, trim top and garden side to tidy. G2 Mixed species running along side boundary, Crown lift/prune back to clear roof/gutter by 1 metre vertical clearance (higher canopy above roof not included) T1 Holm Oak in front garden - crown lift to 1.5metres above ground level G3 Mixed shrubs in front garden - trim top & garden side to tidy
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26/01616/WTTPFP Granted
3 Woodvale Avenue Cyncoed Cardiff CF23 6SP
Rear Garden of 3 Woodvale Avenue: - To fell T1 on the included survey table and leave the stump at 3m to retain some habitat value. Due to a basal cavity that extends from the south of the lower stem to the north, alongside an extensive colonisation of Pseudoinonotus dryadeus (Please see Photo T1 P1 in the included file). To potentially undertake a linear canopy reduction of the abutting T2 by 2/3m using natural target pruning compliant with BS3998 if left exposed post-removal.
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26/01895/WTCA Awaiting decision
28 North Road Cathays Cardiff CF10 3DY
The silver birch. Remove deadwood, sympathetically rebalance & prune crown to 50cm clearance from buildings.
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26/01903/WTCA Awaiting decision
20 Conway Road Pontcanna Cardiff CF11 9NT
T1 - HOLLY, FRONT GARDEN, IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE FRONT BOUNDARY WALL. FELL TO AS CLOSE TO GROUND LEVEL AS REASONABLY 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 REASONABLY PRACTICABLE TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE/PRESSURE TO THE ADJOINING WALL STRUCTURE.
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26/01902/WTCA Awaiting decision
Bryn-y-pin 3 Fairwater Road Llandaff Cardiff CF5 2LD
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.