Planning application
173 Rhymney Street Cathays Cardiff CF24 4DL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Use of the property as a Sui Generis House in Multiple Occupation (HMO).
As published by the council, reference 26/01391/CLEUD
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01391/CLEUD
- Type
- Cert of Lawfulness Existing (s191)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permission Granted
- Received
- 6 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 6 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 20 Jul 2026
- Ward
- CATHAYS
- Decision by
- Delegated to Group Leader
- Postcode
- CF24 4DL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jul 2026
Received by Cardiff
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20 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
9 documents on file for this application
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Cardiff granted permission on 20 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.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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