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National Museum And Gallery Of Wales Gorsedd Gardens Road Cathays Cardiff CF10 3NP

Granted Cardiff 25/02909/LBC Listed Building Consent

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

Proposal

Relocation of Herbarium to the adjacent Botany offices in the East Wing of the museum. Removal of 'modern' partitions in the east wing and to the north suite of offices around the dome on level 5 to accommodate the relocation. Removal of 'modern' mezzanine to southeastern gallery on level 2.

As published by the council, reference 25/02909/LBC

Application record

Reference
25/02909/LBC
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Permission Granted
Received
11 Dec 2025
Validated
11 Dec 2025
Decided
5 Mar 2026
Ward
CATHAYS
Decision by
Delegated OM (Major & GL)
Postcode
CF10 3NP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cardiff register

This site has had 14 applications since 2023: 12 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01411/DOC Granted

    National Museum And Gallery Of Wales Gorsedd Gardens Road Cathays Cardiff CF10 3NP

    Partial discharge of conditions 6 (opening-up works) & 9 (invasive exploratory works) (Partially discharged 21/04/2026) of 25/02909/LBC.

    Decided 4 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 26/01112/DOC Granted

    National Museum And Gallery Of Wales Gorsedd Gardens Road Cathays Cardiff CF10 3NP

    Discharge of Condition 4 (Scaffolding Fixing Details) and partial discharge of Condition 3 (Scaffolding Works Details) of 25/02606/LBC

    Decided 30 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • 26/01056/LBC Granted

    National Museum And Gallery Of Wales Gorsedd Gardens Road Cathays Cardiff CF10 3NP

    Removal of existing fire alarm and replacement with hybrid wired and wireless fire alarm system

    Decided 21 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/00881/DOC Granted

    National Museum And Gallery Of Wales Gorsedd Gardens Road Cathays Cardiff CF10 3NP

    Discharge of Condition 10 (New Ducting and Trunking Details) of 25/02909/LBC

    Decided 30 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00670/DOC Granted

    National Museum And Gallery Of Wales Gorsedd Gardens Road Cathays Cardiff CF10 3NP

    Discharge of Conditions 6 (Concrete Method Statement) and 9 (Historic Fabric Invasive Exploratory Works Details) of 25/02909/LBC

    Decided 21 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00541/DOC Granted

    National Museum And Gallery Of Wales Gorsedd Gardens Road Cathays Cardiff CF10 3NP

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Detailed Photographic Record) of 25/02909/LBC.

    Decided 21 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00512/DOC Granted

    National Museum And Gallery Of Wales Gorsedd Gardens Road Cathays Cardiff CF10 3NP

    Discharge of Condition 5 (Replacement Window Lintel Details) of 25/02606/LBC

    Decided 30 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00511/DOC Granted

    National Museum And Gallery Of Wales Gorsedd Gardens Road Cathays Cardiff CF10 3NP

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Scaffolding Details) of 25/02606/LBC

    Decided 28 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00483/DOC Granted

    National Museum And Gallery Of Wales Gorsedd Gardens Road Cathays Cardiff CF10 3NP

    Discharge of Conditions 7 (Doorway Works Details) and 8 (Proposed Glaze Partition Details) of 25/02909/LBC

    Decided 21 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • 23/01014/FUL Withdrawn

    National Museum And Gallery Of Wales Gorsedd Gardens Road Cathays Cardiff CF10 3NP

    Installation of a new glass balustrade to the perimeter of the plinth to the east of the entrance steps

    Decided 23 Jul 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Dec 2025

    Received by Cardiff

  2. 5 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Permission Granted

  3. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

5 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 26/01411/DOC Granted

    National Museum And Gallery Of Wales Gorsedd Gardens Road Cathays Cardiff CF10 3NP

    Partial discharge of conditions 6 (opening-up works) & 9 (invasive exploratory works) (Partially discharged 21/04/2026) of 25/02909/LBC.

    Decided 4 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00881/DOC Granted

    National Museum And Gallery Of Wales Gorsedd Gardens Road Cathays Cardiff CF10 3NP

    Discharge of Condition 10 (New Ducting and Trunking Details) of 25/02909/LBC

    Decided 30 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00670/DOC Granted

    National Museum And Gallery Of Wales Gorsedd Gardens Road Cathays Cardiff CF10 3NP

    Discharge of Conditions 6 (Concrete Method Statement) and 9 (Historic Fabric Invasive Exploratory Works Details) of 25/02909/LBC

    Decided 21 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00541/DOC Granted

    National Museum And Gallery Of Wales Gorsedd Gardens Road Cathays Cardiff CF10 3NP

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Detailed Photographic Record) of 25/02909/LBC.

    Decided 21 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00483/DOC Granted

    National Museum And Gallery Of Wales Gorsedd Gardens Road Cathays Cardiff CF10 3NP

    Discharge of Conditions 7 (Doorway Works Details) and 8 (Proposed Glaze Partition Details) of 25/02909/LBC

    Decided 21 Apr 2026 Conditions

Documents

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What this grant of permission means

Cardiff granted permission on 5 March 2026, 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.

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