Planning application
Cobalt 389 Newport Road Penylan Cardiff CF24 1TP
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Display of one double sided internally illuminated digital LED advertisement unit with a visible display area of 2.0 metres in width and 3.0 metres in height to each face and an overall height of approximately 5.7 metres.
As published by the council, reference 26/01915/ADV
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01915/ADV
- Type
- Advertisement Consent
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 10 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 10 Sep 2026
- Ward
- PENYLAN
- Postcode
- CF24 1TP
Comment by 6 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Cardiff's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Sep 2026
Received by Cardiff
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22 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 November 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Town & Country Planning Advisors Ltd. Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Cardiff
Active · incorporated 2025 · Cardiff
10 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Cardiff for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Cardiff decided advertisement consent applications in a median of 37 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About advertisement consent applications
Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.
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