{"id":87640,"date":"2025-02-27T15:10:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T15:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=87640"},"modified":"2025-02-28T01:20:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T01:20:57","slug":"debenhams-redevelopment-green-space-or-green-exclusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/debenhams-redevelopment-green-space-or-green-exclusion","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff&#8217;s Debenhams redevelopment: Green space or green exclusion?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cardiff\u2019s newest development is set to revitalise an empty Debenhams, but anonymous letters to the council warn that measures intended to curb crime\u00a0may push rough sleepers further into hardship.\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/IMG_1125-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/IMG_1125-1.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/IMG_1125-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/IMG_1125-1-770x433.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/IMG_1125-1-293x165.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/IMG_1125-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/IMG_1125-1.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/IMG_1125-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/IMG_1125-1-770x433.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/IMG_1125-1-293x165.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hostile architecture disproportionately affects The Homeless.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiff City Council have approved plans for a \u00a317 million public park, part of the \u2018City Square Project\u2019. The redevelopment will feature a splash pad, play park, and a raised terrace with space for two restaurants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, critics argue that design measures aimed at reducing crime would disproportionately impact rough sleepers seeking shelter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_IMG_1118.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_IMG_1118.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_IMG_1118-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_IMG_1118-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_IMG_1118-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_IMG_1118.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_IMG_1118.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_IMG_1118-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_IMG_1118-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_IMG_1118-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A potential design plan for Debenhams redevelopment. Credit: Chapman Taylor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ahead of the council meeting at which the plan was approved, two letters were sent to Cardiff Council expressing fears that measures suggested to combat crime would unfairly target rough sleepers seeking shelter.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The measures, which were initially raised by South Wales Police, warned that the public space could encourage anti-social behaviour, drinking, and theft. The police cautioned that without preventative action, the site could become a hotspot for crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The anonymous letters opposed implementing &#8220;hostile architecture,&#8221; urban designs that restrict public behaviour and often disadvantage marginalized groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"541\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_image0-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_image0-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_image0-1-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_image0-1-770x417.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_image0-1-293x159.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_image0-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_image0-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_image0-1-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_image0-1-770x417.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_image0-1-293x159.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Another potential design plan for Debenhams redevelopment. Credit: Chapman Taylor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>James Petty, a researcher who has studied the impact of urban design on the people inhabiting it, said: \u201cHostile architecture, also known as \u2018defensive\u2019 or \u2018disciplinary\u2019 architecture, is a relatively recent term. It loosely describes various structures that are attached to or installed in spaces of public use in order to render them unusable in certain ways or by certain groups. The most common and conspicuous examples are benches and seating that are unusable for any purpose other than sitting. All such measures are aimed at exerting some form of disciplinary control over users of public and urban spaces.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jon Sparkes, Chief Executive of Crisis, commented on exclusionary urban design, saying, \u201cThe rise of anti-homeless spikes, noise pollution and other hostile measures is a sad indictment of how we treat the most vulnerable people in our society. Rough sleeping is devastating enough without homeless people having to endure such hostility from their surroundings.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An example in the City Square Project is the incorporation of seating with centrally placed armrests, a feature widely recognized as a deterrent against lying down. The plans also include bright lights to eliminate dark spaces, CCTV monitoring across the site, and security patrols to \u2018move on\u2019 rough sleepers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Proponents claim such measures contribute to order, aesthetics, and safety, yet critics argue they function as exclusionary tools that uphold the same systemic inequalities that drive homelessness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/BENCH-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/BENCH-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/BENCH-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/BENCH-1-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/BENCH-1-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/BENCH-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/BENCH-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/BENCH-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/BENCH-1-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/BENCH-1-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A bench with armrests designed to prevent lying down. Credit: Leeds Beckett University<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Jon Sparkes further emphasised the need for a shift in how society addresses homelessness. He said, \u201cWe can all be guilty of adopting an out of sight, out of mind attitude when it comes to homelessness. Instead, we need to acknowledge that it is rising and that we need to work together to end it. Councils, developers, businesses and other proponents of hostile architecture need to think again about the obvious harm these insidious measures are causing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;People who are forced to sleep rough need access to the appropriate help, not to be regarded as a problem to be swept under the carpet. Helping people to stay off the streets and rebuild their lives is about basic social justice \u2013 it\u2019s the right thing to do.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The use of \u2018hostile architecture\u2019 to deter rough sleepers is not new to Cardiff. In 2014, Cardiff University installed metal cages over warm air vents outside the Sir Martin Evans building, a move that sparked backlash from students who saw it as an attempt to displace homeless individuals seeking warmth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the university justified the measure as a health and safety precaution, critics argued that it exemplified a broader trend of exclusionary urban design. Similar to the concerns surrounding Debenhams redevelopment, such measures highlight the balance between ensuring public safety initiatives and the systemic inequalities that leave many without shelter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"903\" height=\"507\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/image0-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/image0-3.jpeg 903w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/image0-3-300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/image0-3-770x432.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/image0-3-293x165.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 903px) 100vw, 903px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"903\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/image0-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/image0-3.jpeg 903w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/image0-3-300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/image0-3-770x432.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/image0-3-293x165.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 903px) 100vw, 903px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A controversial &#8216;anti-homeless&#8217; cage, allegedly placed to stop homeless individuals seeking warmth. Credit: Google Maps.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite these concerns, the project has garnered significant support from local stakeholders. Helen Morgan, centre director of St David\u2019s shopping centre, emphasized the strong public support for the project. Speaking to the BBC, she said: \u201cResponses to the public consultation launched earlier this year had been overwhelmingly positive, with more than 5,000 community groups and individuals engaging. A new city square will be revolutionary for this part of Cardiff, giving locals and visitors even more reason to spend time at St David&#8217;s and in the city centre.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LDA Design director Robert Aspland praised the project\u2019s ambition. Aspland said, \u201cCity Square will be a significant, attractive, family-oriented, and distinctly Cardiff space. It points to a potential way forward for underused retail sites across the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Cardiff moves forward with its vision for the site, a central question lingers: is the Debenhams redevelopment a vital regeneration initiative, or does it risk marginalizing Cardiff\u2019s most vulnerable residents?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new project to redevelop Debenhams sparks concern, with anonymous letters warning crime measures may worsen hardship for rough sleepers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1225,"featured_media":87911,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"coauthors":[1298],"class_list":["post-87640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-global-city"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cardiff&#039;s Debenhams redevelopment: Green space or green exclusion? 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