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Cardiff Council planning applications

Data as of 5 November 2026

Cardiff Council decided more than 2,400 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 5% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 55 days to decide one.

Look up one application

Search by reference or address on Cardiff Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).

Recent major decisions

Figures for Cardiff Council

Decisions: the twelve months to 5 November 2026, from Cardiff Council’s published planning register. Appeals: decided from 6 November 2023 to 5 November 2026, from the appeal body’s casework.
Applications decided more than 2,400
Share refusedof those approved or refused 5%middle UK council 9%
Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date 55 daysmiddle UK council 55 days
Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings 6%of more than 640 decided
Appeals decidedin the last three years 100
Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits 25%about one in four
Officer reports and decision notices searchable back to 2017
Local Plan policies held 150plan adopted 2016

What inspectors decide appeals on

In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Cardiff Council’s planning applications.

  • “The main issue in this case is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”

    Dismissed, 2020

  • “Against the background that I have described, the main issues are: • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, including whether it preserves or enhances the character and appearance of the adjacent…”

    Dismissed, 2020

  • “In light of the above, I consider that the main issue in this appeal is whether the proposal would be an appropriate form of development in this location, having regard to relevant development plan policies and any other material considerations.”

    Allowed, 2020

  • “The main issue is the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”

    Dismissed, 2020

How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.