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26/00052/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Repair, alteration, and extension, together with external landscaping and change-of-use to a flexible mixed use development. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Jan 2026
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Consultation
19 Jan 2026
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Committee
3 Sept 2026
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Approved
4 Sept 2026

Approved on 4 Sept 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Cardiff Planning Committee on 3 Sept 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised granting consent because the scheme had no objections concerning the listed building itself.
  • The application sought repairs, alterations, extensions, landscaping and a flexible mixed use.
  • The committee granted listed building consent with conditions and an advisory note.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ advice and the committee’s decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Cardiff's committee minutes of 3 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 2

Grade II listed: Former Albany Road Methodist Church
List entry 13645 · 6 m away
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Roath Park 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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
CF24 3LQ
Received
12 Jan 2026
Validated
12 Jan 2026
Ward
PLASNEWYDD
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Aug 2026
Decision
Permission Granted
Decision date
4 Sept 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Davies Sutton Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 235 days from validation, 191 days slower than Cardiff's median of 44 for changes of use. Approved, as 92% of changes of use here are.

62%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
142decided 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

11comments received
7 objecting1 neutral3 supporting

64% object · below the UK average of 75%

Last counted 8 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14583921
Consultation
19 Jan 2026
Comments by
26 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
16 Jan 2026
Committee
3 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

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