171 Cathedral Road Pontcanna Cardiff CF11 9PL Data via plota.co.uk

26/01896/WTCA - Works to Trees Conservation Area Pending

Proposal

6m Hornbeam hedge at rear - Reduce height by approx 1.5m (half way from garage roof to top), leaving flush and level, trim sides. 8m Silver birch - Crown reduction, reduce height by approx 2m and laterals accordingly, shape and balance leaving natural form, pruning to suitable lateral growth points. 1.5m Willow - Remove, taking down to low stump near ground level. Dig out if smaller enough and if it wont damage retaining wall / planter - if too large then leave as low as possible and treat with ecoplugs to prevent regrowth. Pruning work to be carried out to BS3998: 2010 British Standards. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
2 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 28 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 12 Sept 2026, from Cardiff's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Cathedral Road conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 142 m away: Pontcanna Fields and Llandaff Fields.
Not affected
No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Cardiff
Application type
Works to Trees Conservation Area
Postcode
CF11 9PL
Received
2 Sept 2026
Validated
2 Sept 2026
Ward
RIVERSIDE
Case officer
Show
Applicant
Show
Agent
Tree Squadron Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 10, past Cardiff's usual 8 days for tree and landscaping works. 100% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 2 Dec 2026.

Day 1046 days to the 56-day target
100%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
123decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Cardiff in the last twelve months, from validation. Cardiff decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No