Take a look at Cardiff’s new garden city homes
HERE are the first pictures of the houses that will form part of a massive new £2bn Cardiff surburb.
The first homes at Plasdwr on the 16-acre site near Radyr have now been unveiled, with show homes also available to view by potential buyers.
When finished, the wider “garden city” will eventually be home to 7,000 homes on land bordering Radyr, Fairwater, Pentrebane and St Fagans.
The development will also contain schools, shops, offices, health and leisure centres, pubs and restaurants, and it is estimated that it could create a total of 30,000 jobs.
But the scheme’s approval sparked controversy, with concerns raised about traffic, the effect on wildlife and the effects of building on green space.
Nearly two years since the first phase of the scheme was approved, developer Redrow Homes has launched the first show village at its Parc Plymouth development on Llantrisant Road.
More than 30 homes have already been sold, with six residents having already moved in.
The developer is now continuing work on the first 126 homes out of 360 homes at the 16-acre site to the north of Llantrisant Road, with the site set to be complete in the next three years.
Plasdwr project director Wayne Rees said: “This year will see major steps forward in the development of the first phase of Plasdwr, and the show village is a key milestone, allowing people to start to visualise the new community taking shape in north-west Cardiff.
“Parc Plymouth is just one of the developments currently under way, Redrow is also building 120 homes south of Pentrebane Road in the St Fagans ward and new developers will be announced at different locations later on this year.
“Plasdwr will take years to become an established community, and, as more people move into the new homes, the neighbourhood will continue to grow.”
Sian Mills, one of the first residents at Plasdwr, said: “We moved into our new home in November and have really settled in – it feels like we’ve lived here for years. We wanted to live in an area with a close-knit community, and, as the development continues to take shape, we can see that emerging.
“We have two small children and they’re both really looking forward to using the parks, sports facilities, cycle paths and welcoming our new neighbours.”