Planning application
2 Alfreda Road Whitchurch Cardiff CF14 2EH
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
H1 Laurel Hedge in rear garden, coppice to leave a bare-wood framework around 12 inches below wall height and around 0.5 metres radial spread from wall. T1 Bay in rear garden, pollard to a bare-wood stem approximately 1.8 to 2 metres above ground level.
As published by the council, reference 26/02020/WTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02020/WTCA
- Type
- Works to Trees Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 23 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 23 Sep 2026
- Ward
- WHITCHURCH AND TONGWYNLAIS
- Postcode
- CF14 2EH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cardiff register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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24/02258/HSE Granted
2 Alfreda Road Whitchurch Cardiff CF14 2EH
Replace front elevation sash windows, changing to double glaze, like for like front door and frame replacement and replace downstairs stained glass sash window single glazed like for like.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Sep 2026
Received by Cardiff
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6 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 18 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 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 tree works applications in a median of 10 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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2 Alfreda Road Whitchurch Cardiff CF14 2EH
Replace front elevation sash windows, changing to double glaze, like for like front door and frame replacement and replace downstairs stained glass sash window single glazed like for like.
Granted Householder Windows or glazing 10 docsDomestic -
4 Alfreda Road Whitchurch Cardiff CF14 2EH
T6 Magnolia in rear garden, section fell as close as possible to ground level. T7 Ash in rear garden, remove x 1 low limb over neighbours shed and weight reduce next branch up.
Granted Trees 6 docsSmall domestic -
4 Alfreda Road Whitchurch Cardiff CF14 2EH
Ash tree in the rear garden of 4 Alfreda Road where it overhangs the rear garden of 7 Athelstan Road. Remove all branches where they overhang 7 Athelstan Rd back to the trunk, reducing crown size and height. Branches are located at varying heights of 3m to 6m.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
7 Heol Don Whitchurch Cardiff CF14 2AR
Acer negundo side of 7 Heol Don - reduce by 2-3m branches extending beyond general crown spread to maintain and improve overall shape. Remove branches close to overhead wires.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
5 Heol Don Whitchurch Cardiff CF14 2AR
T1 Redwood (rear garden close to house) - works to prune lower crown, reduce end weighted limbs that extend over house area and to check for split or broken branches
Granted Trees 5 docs -
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Granted Trees 5 docs
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26/02026/WTCA Granted
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26/02066/WTCA Awaiting decision
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Ty Cornel, 37-39 Cathedral Road frontage - T1 Lime - Limbs on southern aspect touching and growing towards property. Signs of previous pruning; Cut back to previous pruning points. Pruning work to be carried out to BS3998: 2010 British Standards.
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26/01983/WTCA Granted
20 Plasturton Avenue Pontcanna Cardiff CF11 9HH
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26/01970/WTCA Granted
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T1 Paulownia tomentosa, pollard at branch unions approximately 2 metres above ground level. T2 Apple tree, reduce height by approximately 2 to 3 metres and reduce radial spread by approximately 1 metre back to suitable live growth points T3 Liquid Amber, section fell as close as possible to ground level. T7 Cornus, crown lift over neighbours glass roof to give 0.5 metre vertical clearance and then reduce the radial spread over the neighbours side by 0.5 to 1 metre back to suitable live growth points T8 Japanese Acer in front garden, crown lift to 1.2 metres above ground level and crown reduce by approximately 1 metre back to suitable live growth points