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Cardiff University King Edward Vii Avenue Cathays Cardiff CF10 3NS

Granted Cardiff 26/00588/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

Excavation works within Root Protection Areas of trees, Glamorgan Building, Cardiff University. The scheme is to provide 10 EV charging spaces served by 5 twin 22kW electric vehicle charger pillars in the parking area to the rear/side of the Glamorgan Building. The trees affected are located within the landscaped verge/tree belt beside the external roadway and parking area at the Glamorgan Building, immediately adjacent to the proposed EV charger pillars, cable trench route, and protective barrier works. The arboricultural drawings show that parts of the proposed trenching and foundation works encroach into the root protection areas of these trees

As published by the council, reference 26/00588/WTCA

Application record

Reference
26/00588/WTCA
Type
Works to Trees Conservation Area
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
Granted As published: GRANT - Works to Trees
Received
23 Mar 2026
Validated
23 Mar 2026
Decided
18 May 2026
Ward
CATHAYS
Decision by
Delegated to Group Leader
Postcode
CF10 3NS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cardiff register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00661/LBC Granted

    Cardiff University King Edward Vii Avenue Cathays Cardiff CF10 3NS

    Drill four number 100mm ducts through the external side wall within the plant room, below ground level to take electric cabling to supply 10 electric vehicle charging stations as part of the green infrastructure works.

    Decided 1 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Mar 2026

    Received by Cardiff

  2. 18 May 2026

    Decision issued: GRANT - Works to Trees

  3. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Downs Merrifield Architects Agent, an architecture practice

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Documents

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9 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Cardiff granted permission on 18 May 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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