For builders and trades in Cardiff and the neighbouring council areas of the Vale of Glamorgan, Caerphilly, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Newport, EstiMate keeps quoting, contracts, variations and invoicing in one app.
Below you can see what those five councils have approved recently, taken from their planning registers, and how EstiMate's AI prices labour for a site in a CF or NP postcode.
Applications for building work that Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan, Caerphilly, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Newport councils approved between 16 September 2026 and 17 October 2026.
193
applications for building work approved
417
approvals in all, including trees, signs and condition discharges
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councils' registers answered
Replace modern rooflights; roof weathering improvements; roof access improvements; localised window renewals; minor localised internal layout alterations; partial…
Vale of Glamorgan
Typical value £30k–£100k (typical for a refurbishment)
Proposed two storey side and rear extension, single storey rear extension, alterations to roof including attic conversion and rear dormer
CF3, Cardiff
Typical value £40k–£105k (typical for an extension)
Construction of detached dwelling (Coal Mining Risk Assessment received 14/08/26)
CF41, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Typical value £215k–£420k (typical for a new build)
Installation of floodlighting and construction of a concrete bowl as an extension to the existing skatepark within Tyn-Y-Bryn Park.
CF39, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Typical value £50k–£110k (typical for an extension)
Complete removal of 11 TPO trees from G24 of TPO Ref No 10: 10 x Thuja (T39 -T48) and 1 x ash (T36). Thuja T33 - Crown reduce in height by 3-5m and away from property to…
CF11, Cardiff
Typical value £10k–£40k (typical for structural work)
Demolition of existing detached garage within the rear garden and construction of a replacement garage, together with the erection of a new timber pergola.
Vale of Glamorgan
Typical value £20k–£70k (typical for a garage/outbuilding)
Discharge conditions 02 (Garage Finish Plot 4), 03 (Boundary and Retaining Walls), 04, (Additional planting details) 06, (Breeding bird provision) 07, (Bat roost…
Caerphilly
Typical value £25k–£85k (typical for a garage/outbuilding)
Change of use of dental surgery to coffee shop and associated works
NP20, Newport
Typical value £50k–£250k (typical for a commercial fit-out)
Source: the councils' public planning registers, collected by PlanIt and searched by TenderPilot. Checked 17 October 2026 at 15:08 and refreshed about twice a day. Building work leaves out trees, signs and paperwork on existing consents. Locations are shown to postcode district only, no applicant details are shown, and value bands are typical ranges for that kind of work rather than quotes.
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Wales
Postcode areas CF, NP: 6% below the national guide
When EstiMate Pro's AI take-off prices a job whose site postcode starts CF or NP, it multiplies its national labour day-rate guide by 0.94, the Wales index, so labour comes out 6% below the national guide. If you set your own day rates in Settings, the AI prices labour from those instead and the index no longer applies.
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Main postcode areas: CF, NP.
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From the public planning registers of Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan, Caerphilly, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Newport councils, collected by PlanIt, which gathers UK council registers into one search, and read by TenderPilot about twice a day. Councils publish at different speeds, so one that shows few decisions may simply be behind; its own planning portal has the full record.
When EstiMate Pro's AI take-off prices a job whose site postcode starts CF or NP, it multiplies its national labour day-rate guide by 0.94, the Wales index, so labour comes out 6% below the national guide. If you set your own day rates in Settings, the AI prices labour from those instead and the index no longer applies. Once you know your rates, entering them is the better option.
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