A lengthy list of planning applications have been approved by Cardiff Council this week. Here are some of the stand out developments that have been given the green light.
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Rhiwbina
A popular dog friendly cafe is set to open up a new site in Rhiwbina. Planning permission has been granted for a vacant property on Heol-Y-Deri in Rhiwbina to be turned into a new Coffi Lab cafe.
Coffi Lab currently has cafes in Llandaff, Abergavenny, Marlborough, Monmouth and Whitchurch. The opening hours for the new cafe, once developed, are intended to be 7.30am to 5.30pm weekdays, 8am to 5.30pm on Saturdays and 9am to 5pm on Sundays, according to a planning and design access statement attached to the planning application.
The property on Heol-Y-Deri was formerly occupied by Coral betting agents before being vacated in October 2019.
Whitchurch
Proposals to turn a vacant property, which used to be occupied by a cycle shop, into a nail salon has been granted by the council. The property, 55B Merthyr Road, was formerly occupied by Damian Harris Cycles.
A report attached to the planning application says that the cycle shop that formerly occupied the building "rationalised its operation to the adjoining shop premises".
The approval of the proposal is subject to the condition that the development begins before the expiration of five years from the date of the planning permission being granted.
St Mellons
An application to turn a former bookmakers near a major food store in St Mellons into a new restaurant and takeaway has been granted. The former Coral bookmakers at the St Mellons District Shopping Centre near the Tescos superstore is currently vacant.
There are no details in the planning documents that specify what kind of restaurant the former bookmakers will be turned into. The proposed operating hours for the restaurant and takeaway are 8am and 11.30pm every day of the week.
Part of the justification by developers, Varco, for the development of a restaurant and takeaway on the vacant site is that there is a lack of demand for buildings being used by financial and professional services.
A supporting statement attached to the planning application states: "The premises has remained vacant for a considerable period consequently rendering an inactive and dull commercial frontage from the street scene. The managing agents, Cooke & Arkwright, have also confirmed that following a period of marketing there has been no interest for either [retail] and/or [financial and professional service] uses on the application site."
Rumney
A vacant building formerly occupied by a well-known international bank is set to be turned into a cafe and apartments.
Planning permission has been granted by Cardiff Council to turn the former HSBC on Newport Road into a cafe and three apartments. The front of the property's ground floor will be turned into a cafe whilst the rest of the building will be divided and converted into the three apartments.
The granting of planning permission is subject to a number of conditions, including the installation of sound insulation works to the ceiling/floor between the ground floor cafe and the first-floor residential accommodation.
