Planning application
Ford House 281 Penarth Road Leckwith Cardiff CF11 8YZ
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Demolition of existing car bodyshop, replaced with vehicle compound area.
As published by the council, reference 26/01788/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01788/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 21 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 25 Aug 2026
- Ward
- GRANGETOWN
- Postcode
- CF11 8YZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Aug 2026
Received by Cardiff
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25 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 20 October 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
6 documents on file for this application
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