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The Developments Map
The purpose of this map is to show all ongoing
developments in Cardiff city centre, to provide a render of the finished
development, the planning application and photographic development updates.
Also proposed development in the city centre of Cardiff. There are also
links from existing structures and other sites of interest. The map
is ever evolving and I intend it to be THE place on the internet with
such information on Cardiff city developments and construction projects
and all on one page!
Under Construction:
Bradley Court: 19 floor,
320 appartment student accommodation by Vita at 11 Park Place, Cardiff
:: Contractor - Kier £32 million :: Planning
Application :: Progress
Photos (CardiffWalesMap
album)
Easy Hotel: 8 floor 116 room Easy
Hotel at 1-3 Fitzalan Place :: Contractor - Sanderson £8 million
:: Planning
Application :: Progress
Photos (CardiffWalesMap
album)
Parkgate Hotel: 175 bed hotel hosted by Celtic Manor
Resort. Conversion of listed old post office building in Westgate St
and additional 7 floor extension :: BECT - £28 million :: Planning
Application ::
Progress Photos (CWM
album)
The Interchange: New bus station plus offices, retail
units and 25 floor residential tower :: Contractor ISG £89 million
:: Planning
Application :: Progress
Photos (CardiffWalesMap
album)
Premier Inn: 248 bed Premier Inn hotel and ground floor
Bar and Block steakhouse restaurant at customhose street :: Contractor
- WRW
£22 million :: Planning
Application ::
Progress
Photos (CardiffWalesMap
album)
John Street Offices: 109,00 sq. ft 9 floor office
development at John Street :: Contractor - JR Smart :: Planning
Application ::
Progress Photos (CardiffWalesMap
album)
Dumballs Road Apartments: 206 build to rent apartment
over 7,8 and 12 floors at Dumballs Road :: Contractor - Winvic ::
Planning
Application :: Progress
Photos (Cardiffwalesmap album)
Capital
Quarter Apartments: 307 build to rent apartment tower
over 24 floors at Capital Quarter:: Contractor - Winvic £57m ::
Planning
Application :: Progress
Photos (Cardiffwalesmap album)
Development
proposals with Planning Application:
32
Storey Student Accomodation at Fitzalan Place:
planning
application
42
Storey Student Accommodation at Customhouse Street: planning
application
Multi
Storey car park at Central Quay:
planning
application
The
Brewhouse development at Central Quay:
planning
application
9
Storey offices at Central Quay: planning
application
25
Storey build to rent Apartments at Curran Road:
planning
application
16
Storey build to rent Apartment at Charles Street:
planning
application
- granted 22nd Jan 2020
Manhattan we are not! but...
There's no denying that the Cardiff skyline
has changed significantly over the last couple of decades and that trend
continues with a fair number of high-rise developments planned or underway.
This
is my flickr album showing our evolving skyline. As a matter of
interest my favourite view of our skyline is from Pembroke terrace on
the Penarth headland up by St Augustines church (latest
photos from here now in album following my visit on 19th Jan 2020).
Whilst even I accept we will never have a skyline to rival bigger cities,
our city centre is quite small and therefore even though the buildings
we have and those in the pipeline are not very tall, the fact that they
are contained in a compact area does make for an interesting skyline!
In my dreams!..
I would love to see a building
of 150m (so it actually qualifies as a skyscraper!) constructed in the
city centre with an observation platform or bar/restaurant at the top.
A mixed use tower perhaps offices/apartment/hotel I'm sure would be
a very welcome addition to our city centre. A centrepeice to the capital
city of Wales skyline, a welcome message to visitors that we are a forward
thinking city! The views on offer at this height would be superb in
every direction - To the North... upto the Brecon Beacons, (ok it would
have to be located so you can see up the Taff valley) to the South...
views over Cardiff bay, the Bristol channel and over to South West England,
and all above The castle, The Stadium, Civic centre, Bute Park and a
decent number of high rise buildings to make the views more interesting
when buildings lit at night! As a matter of interest I'm actually saving
up for the construction of this development - reckon I can get it done
for £100m so progress is slow, and to date I'm approx. £100m
from breaking ground! Ok
I did say in my dreams!! :)
Odds and Sods
Jan
2020:
The
genuinely tall tower in the image above is the first image we have seen
of a proposed tower at Harlech Court from Draycott
Group
(That's not the official name of the tower - just my
suggestion!)
Discussion on Forum here
Feb
2020: A crane
base is now in position at the interchange site - the first of maybe
3 or 4 at this site?
25th Feb 2020:
The massive Central Quay development is still at the demolition of existing
buildings stage, but
hoardings are now in place showing some great renders of this ambitious
project. Pile driving is now underway for the new build element of the
Parkgate hotel
in Westgate Street. The Interchange site
continues to be a hive of pile driving activity - no more crane bases
have appeared yet and the one tower crane base remains just a base at
the moment. The
site of the apartments on Dumballs road is currently void of any activity
with the site completely un-occupied - however pile driving perhaps
is complete, so I'm not sure when contractors will arrive on site to
actually commence construction? The
Premier Inn at Customhouse St continues to grow and is now at the
8th level. At
John St the 9 storey office development is proceeding and they have
reached level 2. Plenty of activity at Bradley court but none of it
yet rising above ground level. Pile driving is well underway on the
final plot at capital quarter where the prestigious 23
storey apartment tower will be constructed. The
Easy Hotel continues to rise at Fitzalan Place and is now at level
6 - only 2 to go.
26th
Feb 2020:
I asked an ISG employee about construction of
crane today and was told that it's as soon as we get a wind free weekend
and there will be 3 tower cranes.
Jan
2020: A white paper is out on Metro plans, some
great info in here. At Capital Quarter the last plot which is to
be
23 storey build to rent apartment block has been hoarded and it
looks like construction is iminent. Piling underway at Dumballs Road
Apartments. John Street offices under construction and up to level 2.
Easy Hotel under construction by Sanderson and up to level 5. The Interchange
site at Central Square a hive of activity with piling underway - site
hoardings in place but not 'decorated' yet. Construction underway at
Bradley court but yet to move above ground level. Work underway on Parkgate
Hotel westgate street - construction of new build element has not yet
started.
November
2019:
The tower
crane is now constructed at Bradley Court.
New plans are out for 2
floor addition of offices southside Transport Interchange.
Looks like the new
build of the Old Post Office hotel in Westgate st. will get underway
soon.
More positive signs of 15,000 arena
moving in the right direction - hopefully know a lot more in November.
HMRC building in central square is named Ty
Morgan William (Morgan William House in English)
Through
the Grapevine
I've heard a rumour (Jan
2020)
that a 29 storey building is being proposed at
Guildford Crescent - the frontage of the former Thai House, Madeira
restaurant and Gwdihw still remain so presumably this will be integrated
into the proposed development - interesting!? Hopefully we'll soon hear
something more officially, to confirm or quash this rumour. A 'Canal
Quarter' has been mentioned for this area, revealing the canal that
currently runs under Churchill Way.
This
Weeks Planning Applications
Whether it's a new roof on Blodwen
Jones's outhouse or a 35storey 5 star hotel (in my dreams) you can check
proposed work here! - hit search
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