Planning application
National Museum And Gallery Of Wales Gorsedd Gardens Road Cathays Cardiff CF10 3NP
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Removal of existing fire alarm and replacement with hybrid wired and wireless fire alarm system
As published by the council, reference 26/01056/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01056/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permission Granted
- Received
- 21 May 2026
- Validated
- 21 May 2026
- Decided
- 21 Aug 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 15 applications since 2023: 12 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01967/DOC Awaiting decision
National Museum And Gallery Of Wales Gorsedd Gardens Road Cathays Cardiff CF10 3NP
Discharge of Condition 7 - Replacement of Existing Pyramid Rooflight of 25/02606/LBC
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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25/02909/LBC Granted
National Museum And Gallery Of Wales Gorsedd Gardens Road Cathays Cardiff CF10 3NP
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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 May 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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21 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Permission Granted
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
DB3 Architecture Agent, an architecture practice
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Cardiff granted permission on 21 August 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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