{"id":25705,"date":"2017-11-20T15:58:41","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T15:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=25705"},"modified":"2017-11-20T15:58:41","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T15:58:41","slug":"local-residents-celebrate-the-victory-of-defeating-20-storey-building-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/politics-social-justice\/local-residents-celebrate-the-victory-of-defeating-20-storey-building-proposal","title":{"rendered":"Local residents celebrate the victory of defeating 24-storey building proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Protestors have defeated plans for a 24-storey residential tower and commercial development in the last green space of Cardiff Bay.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Local residents in Cardiff Bay celebrates their victory after a campaign to prevent the building of a 24-storey building in on one of the last green spaces in the area.<br \/>\nThe Save Our Bae (Welsh for \u2018bay\u2019) campaign wanted to protect the green area, between the Bay and Roath Basin, that locals use as a public space for outdoor activities.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26042\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26042\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-26042 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/11\/111-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26042\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26042 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/11\/111-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><\/noscript> Rachel Maycock, Living Street Wales manager, member of saveourbae<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n\u201cWhat we really like is that green space will be a park for the future use,\u201d said Rachel Maycock, a member of Save Our Bae. \u201cPeople need somewhere to go outside like kicking football, having a picnic or meeting their friends. Hopefully, whatever ABP does next, it won\u2019t change this green space because a park is really important to the community.\u201d<br \/>\nAssociated British Ports (ABP) withdrew its plan to build a 24-storey high residential tower and provide commercial areas with new shops, restaurant and bars in a green space, at the end of October.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26009\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26009\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-26009 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/11\/patchnews2-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26009\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26009 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/11\/patchnews2-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><\/noscript> A night view of the promenade area<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nABP\u2019s proposal not only have impacts on the flats around that area where would be in a shortage of sunlight for residents and office workers, but also the operation of the Norwegian Church might be influenced by this plan.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26018\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26018\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-26018 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/11\/patchnews3-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26018\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26018 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/11\/patchnews3-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><\/noscript> The Norwegian Church in Cardiff Bay<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nWhen the developers decided to put this plan, they did not consult with the community properly, resulting criticisms from local residents.<br \/>\n\u201cThe most majority of members of Save Our Bae are local residents, whom are living in the flats around this area. However, these flats don\u2019t have gardens and they don\u2019t have anywhere to be outside. This is the only green space. I am a mother with a little girl. We come here because this is our garden basically,\u201d said Rachel Maycock.<br \/>\nThe campaign held by Save Our Bae started from March this year. Campaigners tried to contact with ABP and had long-term email conversations with developers. Campaigners collected about 10 thousand signatures, putting on social media. The force of public finally won this battle.<br \/>\nFor more information about the event, following their twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/saveourbae\">@saveourbae<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A plan for a 24-storey residential tower and a new commercial area in Cardiff Bay was withdrew recently. 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