Evolving Cities The changing face of Cardiff Autumn 2017 gva.co.uk Evolving cities The UK’s cities are The Changing Face of Cardiff is one of our series of reports looking at how undergoing a renaissance. the UK’s key cities are evolving and Large scale place making the transformational change that is schemes are dramatically occurring, either in terms of the scale improving how they are of regeneration activity or a shift in perception. perceived, making them more desirable places to For each city, we identify the key locations where such change has live and work, and better occurred over the last 10 years, able to attract new people and the major developments that and businesses. continue to deliver it. We then explore the key large scale regeneration opportunities going forward. Cardiff today Cardiff is the capital Cardiff’s city status and wealth The city has become a popular The city’s transport links are international location for businesses was primarily accrued from its tourist location which has been undergoing significant improvement. is supported by the city’s ability to and focal point of Wales. coal exporting industry, which led underpinned by major investments At Cardiff Central Station, Network Rail offer high quality office stock within Historically the city to the opening of the West Bute in leisure, sports and cultural venues. has recently added a new platform, Central Square, Callaghan Square flourished, becoming Dock and transformed Cardiff’s The construction of Mermaid Quay facilities and a modern entrance to and Capital Quarter. Key occupiers the world’s biggest coal landscape. Cardiff’s docks reached in the 2000s established Cardiff the south side with further major are increasingly choosing Cardiff as their peak in 1913, when over 10 Bay as a leisure and retail quarter, redevelopment plans in the pipeline their headquarters. These include exporting port. Following million tonnes of coal was exported. offering water taxi services into the to create a modern day transportation BBC Wales and Admiral Insurance. a decline in the 1970s During the 20th century Cardiff’s city centre and across the Cardiff Bay hub. The Great Western electrification St David’s is an exemplar shopping port declined drastically, and by Barrage to Penarth. On the sporting scheme will provide an eco-friendlier and 1980s Cardiff moved centre originally opened in 1981 and the late 1970’s the closure of East front, the development of Millennium and faster rail service and connect the 2009 St David's 2 redevelopment towards a service orientated Moors steelworks symbolised the Stadium in readiness for the 1999 Cardiff to London in under two hours transformed it into one of the largest economy. Now finance decline of the industrial sector. Rugby World Cup further enriched by December 2018. The delivery of shopping centres in the UK. Anchored the city’s position as a global tourist the new bus interchange at Central & professional services, The 1990s saw the regeneration by John Lewis, it has helped Cardiff destination. More recently in June Square and plans to improve the of Cardiff’s docks and city centre become a leading retail destination. creative industries and the 2017, Cardiff hosted the Champions metro transport system will support to support tourism and inward public sector have become League final which attracted in connectivity and efficiency within Key future regeneration schemes investment. The Cardiff Bay excess of 200,000 visitors to the city. Cardiff, with the further potential for including Central Quay and Dumballs dominant employers in Development Corporation governed extension into the valleys around the Road will continue to strengthen the city. the regeneration of 2,700 acres in Today the city continues to attract South Wales region in the future. Cardiff’s image as they transform the docklands. This largely successful businesses and the unemployment the wider city centre landscape and waterside development became home rate has fallen to 4.8%, the lowest The developments at Cardiff Central support Cardiff’s ambition to become to the National Assembly for Wales. level in over a decade. Cardiff is a fast station align well with the on-going a prime European destination for growing economy and its population regeneration of key enterprise business and tourism. is increasing at over 1% per annum, zones in the immediate vicinity. exceeding the UK average. Cardiff’s goal to become a leading Changing places Cardiff has a pipeline of Longer-term opportunities ambitious projects over We have also identified a number the next 10 years which of additional sites we believe are will continue to shape worth observing for their longer-term potential. The first site is Motorpoint the city’s success. Arena located opposite St David’s It is one of the fastest growing cities 2 where a long term commercial in the UK and has the strongest development is possible. The current projected population growth in 7,500 seat arena is likely to become Wales over the next five years. underused following the potential To ensure growth is sustained the redevelopment of Arms Park stadium, city needs to invest in infrastructure, discussed later in this report. particularly homes and transport, MA Rapport owns two sites, one on to overcome the growing pressures. Adam Street and another on David The following pages detail the key Street. The business previously regeneration schemes from the last had plans for the development of decade that have been the most their David Street site and National significant in transforming Cardiff, Car Parks continue occupying the and the schemes to be delivered in Adam Street site. However, both the next 10 years that will enable sites offer longer term potential further growth and success. The for commercial opportunities, developments included are St David's most likely for grade A offices. 2, Callaghan Square, Capital Quarter, The current HMRC office is located Porth Teigr, Central Square, Cardiff at Ty Glas, Llanishen, outside the International Sports Village, Central city centre. However, the confirmed Quay, Dumballs Road, Cardiff Arms relocation of HMRC into Cardiff Central Park and Westgate Plaza scheme. Square provides an opportunity to provide a major mixed-use development which will have a significant impact on Cardiff. Salisbury Road Pearl Street Windsor Road 2007–2027 Westgate Street 9 1 2 3 East Tyndall Street Principality 1 Stadium St David's 2 Callaghan Square Capital Quarter 10 Lewis Road 3 5 Ocean Way Tyndall Street 2 Lloyd George Avenue Central Link Clare Road Dumballs Road Court Road FootballCardiff Club City 7 4 5 6 8 Porth Teigr Central Square Cardiff International Sports Village Corporation Road Eastern Bay Link Road Paget Street Clive Street A4232 Clarence Road A4232 7 8 9 Ferry Road Central Quay Dumballs Road Cardiff Arms Park A4232 4 Ferry Road Cargo Road A4232 10 Westgate Plaza scheme International Drive 6 St David's 2 St David’s 2 was the most The development completed in The shopping centre also boasts 2009 and extended the original two 18-hole mini golf courses on significant development centre by nearly one million sq the roof plus 304 luxury residential in Cardiff for decades ft through demolishing an older apartments, surrounded by and has helped the city shopping arcade with upper landscaped rooftop gardens. floor offices together with an become one of the UK’s The scale of the development and adjacent car park, library and a major improvements to the public top retail destinations. Toys R Us retail outlet amongst realm and public art around St David’s other smaller retail units. have been fundamental to the growth St David’s was a £675 million project of the surrounding area. Mill Lane in delivered by St David’s Partnership, particular has been transformed by a joint venture between Land the creation of St David’s 2 which Securities and Intu. The scheme generated demand for the food was split into a two phase project, quarter and now houses a large where St David’s 1 focussed on the number of leading occupiers including refurbishment of the original shopping Cote, Bills, Las Iguanas and Ask Italian. centre whilst St David’s 2 involved the St David’s also led to the development demolition of several sites to extend of Admiral Insurance’s HQ building of the shopping centre and improve 240,000 sq ft directly behind, which the surrounding public realm. has been awarded BREEAM Excellent. The development created over 80 The regeneration of St David’s has new stores plus 3,000 car park spaces transformed the southern end of and attracted some notable new the city centre and rejuvenated a occupiers to the city, including Hugo previously underused area whilst also Boss, All Saints, TM Lewis and Cath vastly improving the city's retail offer Kidston. The scheme was anchored by bringing in brands and stores who by John Lewis, the retailer’s first previously would not have considered store in Wales and at the time their Cardiff. Its catchment population largest store outside of London. In reaches 1.3 million and since it opened 2015 H&M opened a 46,000 sq ft the number of visitors to Cardiff city flagship store in the development, its centre increased by one third, with largest store in the UK at the time. in excess of 4,000 jobs created. © Grayling Callaghan Square Callaghan Square is at the A joint venture between MEPC It was fundamental in supporting and Rightacres brought about the the service sector and providing high heart of Central Cardiff development of Callaghan Square quality office accommodation within Enterprise Zone and was which pushed the traditional office the city centre. Occupiers established one of the first office- core south and away from the at Callaghan Square include focussed regeneration Newport Road area.