Planning applications for proposed Cardiff Parkway station submitted

Plans for a proposed new business district in South Wales, which will be served by Cardiff Parkway railway station, have been submitted to Cardiff Council and Newport City Council.

The 90,000sqm Cardiff Hendre Lakes development, which includes Cardiff Parkway railway station, aims to bring connectivity, jobs and investment to South Wales. The development will make a significant contribution to the regeneration of east Cardiff and the growth ambitions of the Cardiff Capital Region. The development has the potential to support up to 6,000 jobs, as well as becoming a transport hub, helping people access other employment opportunities across South Wales and beyond.

Nigel Roberts, Chairman of Cardiff Parkway Developments Ltd, said: “We are pleased to have submitted our planning applications to Cardiff Council and Newport City Council. Reaching this milestone is a step closer to bringing a new railway station and surrounding business district to this part of south Wales, connecting people and businesses, delivering jobs and encouraging investment.”

Key features of the proposals include:

· A transport interchange next to Cardiff Parkway station, with facilities for local bus services to call at the station, a taxi rank, cycle parking, a car park with 600 spaces, including for blue badge holders, and electric vehicle charging points, and a dedicated pick-up/drop-off facility

· An attractive public realm, including Station Square and a spine running through the development

· An enhanced biodiversity area with habitats and an improved reen network for wildlife to mitigate any disturbance and loss caused by the development

· Retaining the primary reen network and a green wildlife corridor and green fingers running across the site to create a ‘green grid’ integrated within the development, linking key habitat areas, managing water and defining new streets and public areas

· Creating ‘Main Park’ – a new, accessible public space to connect St Mellons and the new development

· New active travel connections for walkers and cyclists from neighbouring communities to get to and from the development and station.

Photo credit: Wilkinson Eyre

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