The masterplan for a 40-acre site of homes, businesses, leisure and retail in Cardiff city centre is being unveiled today.
The regeneration plans for a brownfield site in the capital will be shown by developer Vastint 海角视频 as a public consultation launches today.
The mixed-use project aims to strengthen connections between Cardiff city centre and the Bay along the banks of the River Taff. And members of the public have been invited to share their views on the scheme.
The Embankment at Dumballs Road will aim to deliver a sustainable redevelopment of a 40-acre site, creating up to 2,500 new homes alongside 54,000 sq m of business space, as well as opportunities for leisure, hospitality and retail users, on what is currently seen as under-utilised, low-quality industrial space.
The proposal will open up access to the riverside, reconnecting the city to the Bay with an uninterrupted pathway, and will provide connections between Grangetown and Butetown with a new cycle and footbridge across the River Taff.
The plans also include open spaces, with a new riverside park and water taxi stop.
Vastint 海角视频 has agreed a contribution of 12.5% affordable housing to aid Cardiff council’s efforts to meet its housing targets.
Andrew Cobden, managing director of Vastint 海角视频, said: “Cardiff has a beautiful river running through its centre but access to it has been limited for many years. We are excited to bring forward proposals that will breathe new life into the riverfront, by opening up access through a new riverside park, and provide opportunities for new jobs and housing.
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“We have worked closely with Cardiff council, our architects, landscape team and planners to create a vision that we hope will transform this underused area of Cardiff into a thriving new district for the city and its residents.
“We welcome feedback from the public so we can ensure this development meets the needs of the local community.”
Cardiff council has expressed its support for the scheme as the land has remained largely derelict for the past 30 years, stating it is a “significant investment” and a “real breakthrough” for the city.
The council agreed to sell 8.5 acres of land off Dumballs Road to Vastint 海角视频 in September 2020, so that
this masterplan could be brought forward.
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The Embankment site is Vastint 海角视频’s third major development, alongside Aire Park in Leeds and Sugar House Island in London. The developer aims to create mixed-use neighborhoods that balance living, working and leisure spaces that complement and add long-term value to local communities.
The Embankment public consultation will run until Friday, February 19, and an outline planning application is due to be submitted in early 2021.
More details of the planning application can be found at .