251-253 Cowbridge Road East Riverside Cardiff CF11 9FY Data via plota.co.uk

26/01266/FUL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Change of Use of vacant ground floor commercial unit to Childrens Play Cafe - Mixed Use Class A3 (food and drink) and Class D2 (Assembly and leisure) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
18 Jun 2026
Consultation
1 Jul 2026
Approved
28 Aug 2026

Approved on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated to Group Leader · Last checked 3 Sept 2026

Site constraints 2

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 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 ↗
Also on the record
7 listed buildings within 150 m.
Not affected
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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
CF11 9FY
Received
18 Jun 2026
Validated
18 Jun 2026
Ward
RIVERSIDE
Case officer
Show
Decision
Permission Granted
Decision date
28 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated to Group Leader
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 71 days from validation, 30 days slower than Cardiff's median of 41 for changes of use. Approved, as 93% of changes of use here are.

66%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
107decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Cardiff in the last twelve months, from validation. Cardiff decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

31 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14801416
Neighbours
1 Jul 2026
Consultation
1 Jul 2026
Comments by
22 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
8 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No