Cardiff Council has released its consultation paper detailing redevelopment for the city and citizens can have their say on the plans
Central Square, located by Cardiff Central station is one of the areas where redevelopment is underway
Cardiff residents and local businesses can now share their thoughts on the council’s redevelopment plans for the city.
The ‘Building more and better jobs’ consultation paper released by Cardiff Council aims to address key issues such as congestion and inequality as well as outlining proposals for regeneration in five locations within the city.
The plans include replacing the Motorpoint arena with a new larger venue located near Cardiff Bay, creating a public walkway in the style of New York’s ‘High Line’ connecting the city centre to the bay and building a new mixed-use office development on the site of the Brains brewery.
Agreements are in place to relocate Brains brewery to make way for mixed-use office led space
Central Square is one of the areas where development is already underway with up to 1m sq. ft. of office, residential and retail space planned to be built.
Speaking to the Financial Times about the regeneration of the area, Paul McCarthy, chief executive of property company, Rightacres that is working in partnership with Cardiff Council said the city needs to publicise that it is home to talented, skilled young people with a lot to offer.
“To be able to offer them jobs, we have to encourage businesses that are considering moving out of London, or Manchester, or Birmingham to consider Cardiff as a location.”
Councillor Russell Goodway, cabinet member for investment and development says the proposed changes have been designed to benefit the people of Cardiff as well as to attract business investment.
He adds: “Working with the private sector, government and our partners, the new strategy will need to set out the council’s intended focus of investment which is in the city centre, Cardiff Bay, innovation in North Cardiff, a western sport cluster and industry in the east of the city.”
Cardiff dwellers have been given three months to contact the council and have their say on the proposals.