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Plasdwr () is the name given to a planned new suburb of approximately 7,000 homes in the north of
Building work started on the first 126 homes on land north of Llantrisant Road at Easter 2017. In January 2018 a 16 acre 'show village' was unveiled. Thirty houses had already been sold and occupants had moved into six of them. Completion of the whole scheme is expected to take 20 years.
The last remaining farm in the area, Maes-y-llech Farm adjacent to Llantrisant Road, was subject of legal action in 2018 by the Earl of Plymouth to evict the tenant farmers from the land. They protested by painting 'sad face' emojis on their hay bales.
A new primary school was planned, with both an English language and a Welsh language entry route, though with the English stream being taught in Welsh up to 50% of the time. The proposal attracted criticism both from proponents and opponents of Welsh language medium education. The completion was delayed because of the 2020
Plasdwr website
{{Cardiff Districts of Cardiff Proposed populated places in the United Kingdom Suburbs in Wales
Plasdwr () is the name given to a planned new suburb of approximately 7,000 homes in the north of Cardiff
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, Wales
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. Construction by lead developer Redrow Homes
Redrow plc is one of the largest British housebuilders with a network of 14 operational divisions across the UK. It is based in Flintshire, Wales and employs 2,300 people. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is currently a constituent ...
started in 2017.
Background
Plans were submitted in December 2014 for "Plasdwr" (meaning "Waterhall" inEnglish
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) which was to be created on 900 acres (368 hectare
The hectare (; SI symbol: ha) is a non-SI metric unit of area equal to a square with 100- metre sides (1 hm2), or 10,000 m2, and is primarily used in the measurement of land. There are 100 hectares in one square kilometre. An acre is ...
s) of countryside owned by the Plymouth Estates between the village of St Fagans and existing Cardiff suburbs of Fairwater, Danescourt and Radyr. An area of what is now part of Fairwater was previously known as Waterhall (and a Waterhall Road still runs between Fairwater and Danescourt).
The plans included approximately 7,000 homes (with a first phase of 920) plus infrastructure including five schools, offices and shops and leisure facilities. The scheme is being marketed by developer Redrow Homes
Redrow plc is one of the largest British housebuilders with a network of 14 operational divisions across the UK. It is based in Flintshire, Wales and employs 2,300 people. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is currently a constituent ...
as a "21st century garden city". Planning approval was granted for the first 630 homes in February 2016, after Cardiff Council
Cardiff Council, formally the County Council of the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Cyngor Sir Dinas a Sir Caerdydd) is the governing body for Cardiff, one of the Principal Areas of Wales. The principal area and its council were established ...
had approved the city's Local Development Plan (LDP) which envisaged 40,000 new homes being built across Cardiff by 2026. Planning permission was granted for the remainder of the scheme (6,000 homes including health and leisure facilities) in March 2017, the largest planning application ever considered by the local authority.
Redrow has been asked to pay £28 million towards improved transport infrastructure.
Construction
Building work started on the first 126 homes on land north of Llantrisant Road at Easter 2017. In January 2018 a 16 acre 'show village' was unveiled. Thirty houses had already been sold and occupants had moved into six of them. Completion of the whole scheme is expected to take 20 years.
The last remaining farm in the area, Maes-y-llech Farm adjacent to Llantrisant Road, was subject of legal action in 2018 by the Earl of Plymouth to evict the tenant farmers from the land. They protested by painting 'sad face' emojis on their hay bales.
A new primary school was planned, with both an English language and a Welsh language entry route, though with the English stream being taught in Welsh up to 50% of the time. The proposal attracted criticism both from proponents and opponents of Welsh language medium education. The completion was delayed because of the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identi ...
. The school would have a catchment area including Plasdwr, Creigiau
Creigiau is a dormitory settlement in the north-west of Cardiff, the capital of Wales. The village currently has about 1,500 houses and a population of approximately 5,000 people. The Cardiff electoral ward is called Creigiau/St. Fagans. The ...
, St Fagans, Radyr, Morganstown and Fairwater.
References
External links
Plasdwr website
{{Cardiff Districts of Cardiff Proposed populated places in the United Kingdom Suburbs in Wales