Cardiff planning applications

Search, track and analyse every planning application in Cardiff— updated daily from the council’s own register.

Fresh — scraped in the last 48 hours·104,715 applications indexed·Last scrape 40h ago

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Planning appeals · HM Planning Inspectorate

31.7% of appeals overturn this council

Ranks #202 of 371 for decisions upheld · national average 32.0% · 145 appeals decided

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Overturn rate = appeals allowed ÷ decided (lower is better). Procedure mix and the year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.

Property market · HM Land Registry

£271,750 median sale price

+0.7% year on year · 4,088 sales in the last 12 months

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Area-level (the whole authority), standard sales, median not average. Breakdown by property type and the 10-year trend are available on paid plans.

Energy performance · EPC certificates

50.8% of homes rated EPC C or above

Ranks #79 of 318 most efficient · national average 46.6% · 149,105 certificates

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% rated C or above (higher is better). The A–G band distribution and year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.

10 most-recent applications

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Reference	Address	Description	Type	Received
26/02068/HSE	38 Major Road Canton Cardiff	Single-storey rear extension	Householder	30 Sept 2026
26/02065/HSE	18 St Isan Road Heath Cardiff	Proposed ground and first floor rear and side extension	Householder	29 Sept 2026
26/02064/FUL	87 Pearl Street Adamsdown Cardiff	Change of use of the existing ground-floor takeaway to a self-contained two-bedroom flat, with retention of the…	Changeofuse	29 Sept 2026
26/02062/DOC	City Hall Gorsedd Gardens Road Cathays Cardiff	Discharge of Condition 5 (Wiring Run and Model of Electric heater) of 25/02118/LBC.	Dischargeconditions	28 Sept 2026
26/02049/FUL

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curl -H "x-api-key: $PLANNEXUS_KEY" \
  "https://api.plannexus.io/v1/applications?\
  authority_gss=W06000015&limit=50"

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About this data

We index every application published on Cardiff’s planning portal (Idox Public Access) and refresh several times per day. The original portal:

https://www.cardiffidoxcloud.wales/publicaccess

Newest application received 30 Sept 2026.

Cardiff planning FAQs

How do I search Cardiff planning applications for free?

This page lists the latest applications received by Cardiff, updated several times a day. A free PlanNexus account searches the full archive of 104,715 indexed applications by postcode, date, status and type, and includes 1,000 requests a month plus email alerts. PlanNexus is independent of Cardiff — we index what the council publishes and add the decisions, approval rates and appeal outcomes the register itself doesn't show. The council's own portal is linked above.

How often is Cardiff planning data updated?

PlanNexus indexes Cardiff's planning register several times a day. The newest application on record was received 30 Sept 2026.

How often are Cardiff planning decisions overturned at appeal?

31.7% of appeals against Cardiff decisions were allowed by the Planning Inspectorate, against a national average of 32.0%, across 145 decided appeals.

How do I check the planning history of a property in Cardiff?

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