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The Cardiff Bay Development Corporation was set up by the
Cardiff Harbour Authority
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The Cardiff Bay Development Corporation was set up by the United Kingdom Government
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on 3 April 1987 to redevelop one sixth of the area of Cardiff
Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ...
to create Cardiff Bay
Cardiff Bay ( cy, Bae Caerdydd; historically Tiger Bay; colloquially "The Bay") is an area and freshwater lake in Cardiff, Wales. The site of a former tidal bay and estuary, it serves as the river mouth of the River Taff and Ely. The body of w ...
.
Objectives
TheSecretary of State for Wales
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, Nicholas Edwards
Roger Nicholas Edwards, Baron Crickhowell, PC (25 February 1934 – 17 March 2018) was a British Conservative Party politician who served as an MP from 1970 until 1987 and as Secretary of State for Wales during the first two terms of the Tha ...
set out the CBDC's mission statement
A mission statement is a short statement of why an organization exists, what its overall goal is, the goal of its operations: what kind of product or service it provides, its primary customers or market, and its geographical region of operation ...
as:
''To put Cardiff on the international map as a superlative maritime city which will stand comparison with any such city in the world, thereby enhancing the image and economic well-being of Cardiff andThe five main aims and objectives were: * To promote development and provide a superb environment in which people will want to live, work and play. * To re-unite the City of Cardiff with its waterfront. * To bring forward a mix of development which would create a wide range of job opportunities and would reflect the hopes and aspirations of the communities of the area. * To achieve the highest standard of design and quality in all types of development and investment. * To establish the area as a recognized centre of excellence and innovation in the field of urban regeneration. The CBDC was chiefly responsible for building theWales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...as a whole.''
Cardiff Bay Barrage
Cardiff Bay Barrage ( cy, Morglawdd Bae Caerdydd) lies across the mouth of Cardiff Bay, Wales between Queen Alexandra Dock and Penarth Head. It was one of the largest civil engineering projects in Europe during construction in the 1990s.
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, the new shopping and housing developments across the old docks in the 1990s and the Roald Dahl Plass
Roald Dahl Plass is a public space in Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, Wales. It is named after Cardiff-born author Roald Dahl, and is located on the coast along the south of the city centre. The square is home to the Senedd building housing the Senedd, ...
development.
Achievements
During the CBDC's lifetime of non-housing development and 5,780 housing units were built. Around 31,000 new jobs were created and some £1.8 billion of private finance was invested. About of derelict land was reclaimed. The Chairman was Sir Geoffrey Inkin. The first Chief Executive wasBarry Lane
Barry Douglas Lane (21 June 1960 – 31 December 2022) was an English professional golfer. He won five official European Tour events between 1988 and 2004. He played in the 1993 Ryder Cup and won the inaugural Andersen Consulting World Champio ...
, who was later succeeded by Michael Boyce.
The CBDC was dissolved on 31 March 2000. The Cardiff Harbour Authority
Cardiff Harbour Authority (CHA) is the managing authority for Cardiff Bay under the Cardiff Bay Barrage Act 1993, and was established on 1 April 2000. It took over responsibility from Cardiff Bay Development Corporation and is responsible for ...
took over the CBDC's management of the barrage, the Inland Bay and the Rivers Taff and Ely on 1 April 2000.
An evaluation of the regeneration of Cardiff Bay published in 2004 concluded that the project had "reinforced the competitive position of Cardiff" and "contributed to a massive improvement in the quality of the built environment". However, the regeneration project had been less successful in generating employment. The evaluation concluded that "the overall outcome, while representing a major achievement and massive step forward, falls short of the original vision."
References
Further reading
*External links
Cardiff Harbour Authority
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