Planning application
Llandaff Cathedral The Cathedral Green Llandaff Cardiff CF5 2LA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Grounds of Llandaff Cathedral - work to trees 1 (holm oak), 3 (yew), 4 (sycamore), 6 (yew) and 12 (yew) as per submitted tree report
As published by the council, reference 26/00363/WTTPF
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00363/WTTPF
- Type
- Works to Trees Fell Trees in TPO
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- GRANT - Works to Trees
- Received
- 20 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 20 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 3 Mar 2026
- Ward
- LLANDAFF
- Decision by
- Delegated to Group Leader
- 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.
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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.
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23/00759/WTCA Granted
Llandaff Cathedral The Cathedral Green Llandaff Cardiff CF5 2LA
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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Feb 2026
Received by Cardiff
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3 Mar 2026
Decision issued: GRANT - Works to Trees
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22 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Lee Symes Tree Services Agent, a tree-works contractor
19 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 100% granted
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Cardiff granted permission on 3 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.
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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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.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
Llandaff Cathedral The Cathedral Green Llandaff Cardiff CF5 2LA
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.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
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