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Dumballs Road regeneration scheme has now been approved by Cardiff Council’s ruling body and will see the redevelopment of a large strategic brown eld city centre site and more than , new homes built in the heart of Cardiff. The scheme aims to deliver these thousands of residential properties alongside commercial and retail space on a 40-acre site in Butetown which will strengthen connections between the city centre and the bay along the banks of the river Taff. The Cabinet decided to sell the 8.5 acres of to the developer – Vastint – in a land deal which will enable the full vision for the development to be delivered. This scheme is a signi cant investment in the city which will not
only provide affordable housing, but a long-awaited connection between the city centre and Cardiff ay, says cllr ussell oodway, cabinet member for investment and development. iven its industrial past, the land has proven di cult and expensive to develop. This, along with complex land-ownership issues, has led to a number of failed attempts at redevelopment. The land has remained undeveloped and partially derelict for the last 30 years. The Council decided to get involved, and working alongside the private sector has been able to deliver much-needed investment that will deliver homes, jobs and a new vibrant community in an area that’s been run down for far too long. This is a real breakthrough and will deliver a quality scheme in the heart of the city.
A long-awaited connection between the city centre and Cardiff Bay is coming
ALL AFFORD Construction of 16 new homes to boost the city’s supply of affordable housing is about to get underway. Cardiff Council has appointed Encon Construction to develop the site of the former ATC cadet centre on Caldicot Road in Caerau. The site will consist of six one-bedroom flats, seven two-bedroom houses, two three-bedroom houses and one four-bedroom house. The scheme is part of the Council’s housing development programme, which aims to deliver more than 1,000 new council homes in the city by 2022, and a total of 2,000 new homes in the coming years.
“Caldicot Road will provide a good mix of new council homes helping to increase the supply of affordable housing in the city, says cabinet member for housing and communities, cllr Lynda Thorne. “The houses will be built to high standards of sustainability and energy e ciency in an area where we need more social housing. There are around 7,700 people on the housing waiting list at the moment. or more cardiff o k Build it and they will come, to Caldicot Road
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