Planning application
Fairwater Primary School Wellwright Road Fairwater Cardiff CF5 3ED
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Canopy installation, replacement gates and fencing inc vehicle access gates, external works
As published by the council, reference 26/00979/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00979/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permission Granted
- Received
- 14 May 2026
- Validated
- 12 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 17 Jul 2026
- Ward
- FAIRWATER
- Decision by
- Delegated OM (Major & GL)
- Postcode
- CF5 3ED
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cardiff register
This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00104/DOC Granted
Fairwater Primary School Wellwright Road Fairwater Cardiff CF5 3ED
Discharge of Condition 25 (Compensatory Planting) of 23/00385/FUL
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24/01822/DOC Granted
Fairwater Primary School Wellwright Road Fairwater Cardiff CF5 3ED
Discharge of Condition 3 (Construction Environmental Method Statement) of 23/00385/FUL
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24/01642/DOC Granted
Fairwater Primary School Wellwright Road Fairwater Cardiff CF5 3ED
Discharge of Conditions 7 (Delivery/ Servicing/ Parking/ Access Control Strategy), 8 (Highways Works (Southern Access), 9 (Highways Works (Eastern Access)) and 10 (Swept Path Analysis) of 23/00385/FUL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 May 2026
Received by Cardiff
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12 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Permission Granted
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Cardiff granted permission on 17 July 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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Fairwater Primary School Wellwright Road Fairwater Cardiff CF5 3ED
Discharge of Conditions 7 (Delivery/ Servicing/ Parking/ Access Control Strategy), 8 (Highways Works (Southern Access), 9 (Highways Works (Eastern Access)) and 10 (Swept Path Analysis) of 23/00385/FUL
Granted Conditions 20 docs -
Land To The South Of Fairwater Primary School Wellwright Road Fairwater Cardiff CF5 3ED
100% historically approved · decision due ~27 Aug
Discharge of Condition 11 (Potable Water), 12 (External Materials), 13 (Cycle Parking), 14 (Lighting Design Strategy), 15 (Extraction of Food Fumes), and 17 (Green Infrastructure Landscape and Ecology Management Plan) of 23/00385/FUL.
Awaiting decision Conditions 20 docs -
Land To The South Of Fairwater Primary School Wellwright Road Fairwater Cardiff CF5 3ED
Proposed Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission 23/00385/FUL (Subsequently Amended by 24/01525/NMA) to include alterations to; 1) Boundary security fence height increased in height to 3m. 2) Landscaping changes to western boundary. 3) External school yard additions (removal of teaching shelter, performance stage, outdoor play equipment, raised planters). 4) Bike workshop to be altered to shipping containers. 5) Addition of Hydrant tank & alterations to bin storage area. 6) New gate access to wildflower planting area + sbectrwm. 7) Additional solar pv panels to roof of school building. 8) Minor alterations to external elevations of school building. 9) Changes to site levels to accommodate storage of on-site materials.
Granted Amendments 25 docsSmall domestic -
Fairwater Primary School Wellwright Road Fairwater Cardiff CF5 3ED
Discharge of Condition 25 (Compensatory Planting) of 23/00385/FUL
Granted Conditions 6 docs -
Land To The South Of Fairwater Primary School Wellwright Road Fairwater Cardiff CF5 3ED
Discharge of Condition 16 (Biodiversity) of 23/00385/FUL.
Granted Conditions 12 docs -
Land To The South Of Fairwater Primary School Wellwright Road Fairwater Cardiff CF5 3ED
Proposed Non-Material Amendment to Planning Application 23/00385/FUL - Removal of Green Roof, amended positioning of windows and doors, inclusion of downpipes, Signage alterations and alterations to the size/ positioning of the bike pump track.
Granted Amendments Windows or glazing 13 docs
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