CATHAYS planning approval rate
CATHAYS ward in Cardiff has a 85.8% approval rate based on 239 planning decisions. Cardiff overall: 81.9%.
Last updated: March 2026
85.8%
ward approval rate
239
Decisions
205
Approved
34
Refused
81.9%
Cardiff average
CATHAYS sits slightly above the Cardiff average, with a 3.9 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How CATHAYS compares
CATHAYS ward
85.8%
Cardiff overall
81.9%
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Recent decisions in CATHAYS
Erection of ground floor rear extension, rear dormer roof extension and addition · Fri 27 Feb 2026
Rear of 2 Queen Anne Square - Crab Apple in back corner of garden is overgrowing · Tue 20 Jan 2026
Use of the property as a 7 person House in Multiple Occupation (HMO). · Thu 27 Nov 2025
Fell and Prune various trees in the gardens of properties in Queen Anne Square a · Thu 16 Oct 2025
Gleditsia, front of building - Reduce back from building to obtain 1-1.5m cleara · Fri 08 Nov 2024
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Cardiff
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 4,367 decisions.