{"id":20377,"date":"2017-10-19T16:55:02","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T15:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=20377"},"modified":"2017-10-19T16:55:02","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T15:55:02","slug":"mixed-feelings-llandaff-fields-cafe-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/10\/19\/mixed-feelings-llandaff-fields-cafe-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Mixed feelings over Llandaff Fields cafe plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PERMISSION was granted by Cardiff council last week to demolish dilapidated buildings on Llandaff Fields, but residents aren\u2019t entirely happy.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The development planned by brothers Naz and Alex Silver would replace the disused changing rooms with a complex they describe as a &#8220;model hub for healthy living&#8221; including a cafe, juice bar and coffee shop next to the pitches for football and tennis.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Funding concerns and commercialisation issues were discussed at a public meeting last week. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A couple who asked to remain anonymous, agreed the park needed proper changing rooms but insisted the council should be providing them.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u201cHopefully it doesn\u2019t happen!\u201d the pair said. \u201cHowever, more needs to be done for the elderly in the community &#8211; a bowling green perhaps.\u201d <\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20414\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20414\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-20414 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/Tomos-I-Llandaff-Dev-1-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/Tomos-I-Llandaff-Dev-1-copy.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/Tomos-I-Llandaff-Dev-1-copy-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/Tomos-I-Llandaff-Dev-1-copy-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/Tomos-I-Llandaff-Dev-1-copy-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20414\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20414 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/Tomos-I-Llandaff-Dev-1-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/Tomos-I-Llandaff-Dev-1-copy.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/Tomos-I-Llandaff-Dev-1-copy-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/Tomos-I-Llandaff-Dev-1-copy-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/10\/Tomos-I-Llandaff-Dev-1-copy-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/noscript> The current changing rooms on Llandaff Fields<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Resident Deb Taylor was baffled by plans for office space as part of the development.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;Where are they going to park?\u201d she said. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Residents who spoke to <em>The Cardiffian<\/em>\u00a0said parking spaces were already limited at Llandaff Fields and the development could increase traffic around the park which already suffers from congestion at peak times.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Graham Finlayson, race director at Cardiff cross country and road events, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said:\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cImagine the disruption. There are people young and old who use this park, many with dogs. They\u2019re not going to be happy when there\u2019s traffic coming through the park now are they?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What are your views on the development? Leave a comment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PERMISSION was granted by Cardiff council last week to demolish dilapidated buildings on Llandaff Fields, but residents aren\u2019t entirely happy. The development planned by brothers Naz and Alex Silver would replace the disused changing rooms with a complex they describe as a &#8220;model hub for healthy living&#8221; including a cafe, juice bar and coffee shop next to the pitches for football and tennis. Funding concerns and commercialisation issues were discussed at a public meeting last week. 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