A proposal to alter the inside of one of Cardiff's "finest" historical buildings has been approved, and another HMO in Cathays has been given the go-ahead in the latest round of planning decisions made by Cardiff Council. Here are some of the standout applications that were made and decided in the past week:
Pentyrch
Plans for another telecommunications mast have been met with opposition. Cardiff Council has recommended that plans to build a 15-metre 'monopole installation' on land at the junction of Heol y Pentre and Bronllwyn be refused.
The recommendation is on the basis that the mast would have an "unacceptable adverse impact upon the visual amenity and character" of the surrounding area. Cllr Rhys Livesy, ward member for Pentyrch and St Fagans, objected to the plans, saying they would "significantly impact the character of the village".
City centre
Plans to alter the inside of one of the "finest buildings" in Cardiff's old town centre have been approved. Listed building consent to remove the mezzanine floor on the first floor of the southern room of the Old Library along the Hayes has been granted by Cardiff Council. The Grade-II listed building was constructed in two parts and fully completed by 1896. Once complete, the alteration will open up the original space of the former library reading room as part of its return to educational use by the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.
A plan to refurbish a Grade-II listed building for its continued use as a luxury gastro bar and fine dining restaurant has been lodged. The Church 1877 on Bridge Street used to be a Welsh Presbyterian chapel before being used as an architect's office in the 1980s. It has more recently been repurposed as a restaurant. The proposed internal refurbishment works include installing seating booths and replacement bars.
Atlantic Wharf
A proposal to install a 5G telecommunications mast along the footpath adjacent to The Red Dragon Centre on Lloyd George Avenue has been recommended for refusal. As well as potentially having an "adverse effect" on the area, the council's recommendation is also based on the siting of the development in relation to the Atlantic Wharf development.
One of the council's reasons for its recommendation states that the development would "[prejudice future redevelopment as the application site forms part of land located within the Atlantic Wharf redevelopment scheme".
Cathays
Permission has been granted for another property in Cathays to be turned into a house in multiple occupation (HMO). Cardiff Council has green-lighted plans for 103 Rhymney Street to be turned into a six-person HMO despite opposition from the area's MP. Cardiff Central MP Jo Stevens wrote to the council to say it will "further exacerbate the unacceptable cumulative adverse impacts on the amenities of the area".
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