It is part of a much larger development of almost 6,000 homes
Hundreds of homes are set to be added to the Plasdwr development in Cardiff (Image: WalesOnline/Rob Browne)
A major step has been approved for a huge new “garden city” project that will transform a part of Cardiff. Cardiff Council has approved the finer details of the 177-home portion of a larger development that promises to build up to 5,970 new homes to the west of the city.
The application for this portion of the site, located on land off Pentrebane Drive and north of St Fagans Road, was submitted by BDW Trading Ltd – a subsidiary of UK housing giant Barratt Redrow Plc.
Regarding the whole project, the application reads: “The vision is to create a new neighbourhood at Plasdŵr called ‘Pendown’.” Never miss a Cardiff story by signing up to our daily newsletter here
It continues: “Taking its name from the estate farm Pendown, which was in the area. It was situated to the south of Pentrebane Road and the north of St Fagans and is now only ruined remains.
“Providing a connection with the existing area of Pentrebane reflecting Plasdŵr’s green, garden city inspired character, and offer residents a combination of town and country living in family homes. “
Regarding the newly approved portion of the development, the houses are planned to be a mixture of terraced, walk-up flats, semi-detached and detached properties.
These will predominantly be two-storey and half-storey buildings.
Tree planting will feature throughout the new streets to “contribute to the character and quality of the urban environment”.
Planning documents read: “It is proposed that each of the dwellings will benefit from either frontage, rear or side car parking.
“Each dwelling will benefit from cycle parking, either within a garage or separate shed/cycle store.”
The current site is described as “species-poor semi-improved grassland, in addition to a small area of broad-leaved woodland to the north and hedgerows to the north and east” by the developers.
The layout of the new houses is described as being “holistic” with a “loose” street structure and “informal building lines”.
Documents read: “The streets are designed with low traffic speeds and where possible with shared surfaces, attractive street trees and landscaping.”
