Planning application
First, Second And Third Floor Of Oliver House 16 - 17 High Street Cardiff CF10 1AX
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of first, second and third floor of Oliver House from Use Class B1 (office) to hotel (Use Class C1) with associated external alterations, including plant.
As published by the council, reference 26/01585/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01585/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 28 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jul 2026
- Ward
- CATHAYS
- Postcode
- CF10 1AX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Jul 2026
Received by Cardiff
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29 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Cardiff took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
35 documents on file for this application
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