Planning application
Cardiff University King Edward Vii Avenue Cathays Cardiff CF10 3NS
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference 26/00661/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00661/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Permission Granted
- Received
- 31 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 31 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 1 Sep 2026
- Ward
- CATHAYS
- Decision by
- Delegated OM (Major & GL)
- 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.
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26/00588/WTCA Granted
Cardiff University King Edward Vii Avenue Cathays Cardiff CF10 3NS
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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Mar 2026
Received by Cardiff
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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6 Aug 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
Previously Registered.
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1 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Permission Granted
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Downs Merrifield Architects Agent, an architecture practice
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