Read this quote from the WalesOnline article:

"The £3.5m investment will created 65 jobs in Cardiff, as well as a similar number of satellite offices in Manchester, Edinburgh, London and Newcastle which will have broadcast trucks to coverage a wide range of amateur sporting events."

Did you spot the grammatical and semantic mistakes? 3 in one sentence!

Great spot
Created
Similar Office
Coverage
Oi oi

Anyone know what is planned for the current Windsor House site once it's demolished ?

I saw this in last week's planning apps :

13/02678/DCI Application for Demolition Expected Decision DEL
Received: 20/12/2013 Ward: CATHAYS
Case Officer: Lawrence Dowdall
Applicant: Mr Clark The Nottinghamshire County Council (c/o Aberdeen Asset Managers), , ,
Agents: Savills, 12 Windsor Place, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, , CF10 3BY
Proposal: DEMOLISH THE FULL EXTENT OF WINDSOR HOUSE TO ENABLE THE REDEVELOPMENT OF
THE SITE
At: EC HARRIS, WINDSOR HOUSE, WINDSOR LANE, CITY CENTRE, CARDIFF, CF10 3DE

If I've got the right building it's not the prettiest (grey and has a part of it on Dumfries Place)

Also noticed this :

13/02646/DCO Full Planning Permission Expected Decision DEL
Received: 17/12/2013 Ward: PONTPRENNAU/ST MELLONS
Case Officer: Andrew Bates
Applicant: Mr D Jones Persimmon Homes East Wales, Llantrisant Business Park, Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taff
Agents: , , , , ,
Proposal: WORKS TO THE JUNCTION OF CHURCH ROAD AND THE ACCESS ROAD OFF PONTPRENNAU
ROUNDABOUT (A4232) TO ENABLE A NEW ROAD ACCESS INTO LAND TO THE SOUTH OF
CHURCH ROAD. IN ADDITION THE STOPPING UP OF CHURCH ROAD AT ITS JUNCTION WITH
BRIDGE ROAD AND THE TRANSLOCATION OF A HEDGE ALONG CHURCH ROAD
At: LAND AT, CHURCH ROAD, PONTPRENNAU

A tiny thing on its own but a start to the proposed St Edeyrn 1,000 homes east of Pontprennau ? How far has that scheme got planning approval wise ?

The last thing I remember reading about it was last Spring here

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/cardiff-housing-estate-plan-unveiled-2582892

How is the applicant for the Windsor House planning 'Nottinghamshire County Council'? Have I missed something?

Hodge House has been acquired in a £18.8m deal by Legal & General Property.

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/commercial-property/hodge-house-acquired-188m-deal-6505930

The framework of the atrium students union is on the way up.

Didn't know where else to put this -

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/commercial-property/welsh-government-considering-key-sites-6528493

It seems that the WG are looking at purchasing 2 sites in central Cardiff. The first is the corner plot at the north eastern part of CS. A red brick warehouse was demolished here a few months back. I always thought that with a bit of tlc that could have been converted into an attractive building which would have provided a nice counterpoint to the newer buildings and a reminder of the area's former industrial heritage, but what do I know?

This is a key site I think and could possibly link CS with Capital Quarter with access over the dock feeder that runs through it.

The second site is currently owned by two engineering firms which must mean it's situated on Dumballs Rd. Bellepheron are currently purchasing land between Dumballs Rd and the river for residential development (inc. 50% affordable housing) in what appears to be a joint venture with the Council. I wonder if this site being looked at by the WG will be earmarked for more residential or commercial.

Also WG still own part of CS south side which they are thinking of selling on to the Council who may or may not be looking at building a convention centre there.

I think on balance this is good news and points to an intention by the WG to get the enterprise zone going (in the absence of private developers this seems to be the only option) but with Capital Quarter, both sides of Central Station, CS, Dumballs Rd and Capital Waterside all in various stages of development I wonder if there is a risk that focus will be dissipated and we will end up with a large number of unfinished developments?

Looks like work on the old Habitat unit is imminent. Lots of building materials have arrived and hoardings are being erected outside the Hayes Island frontage. We know Miller and Carter Steakhouse will be an occupier of one of the three proposed units - does anyone know the identity of the other two or can hazard an educated guess?

Pieminister confirmed to be opening in St Mary Street in mid March. This on top of Brewdog's announcement that they are opening in Westgate Street seems to suggest that Cardiff is on the radar of the more 'trendy' chains.

I'm glad Brew Dog are coming to the city but I wish they hadn't chosen such a terrible unit. It means that the ground floor commercial in that building will be fully let (as well as the office space) which makes it possibly one of the most successful office schemes in the city despite being disgustingly ugly. Is there a moral somewhere?

I wish Brewdog - or someone - would take the plunge and open up in one of the very old buildings in Womamby Street (between Dempseys and Revs) that have had the exteriors renovated but are empty shells inside. Such a shame that they seem destined to remain empty.

Proposed swimming pool, leisure centre, gym and library for Splott, to replace the Star centre (planned to become housing). £9.2m. Built on site of existing pool in Splott park.

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/campaigners-react-proposal-new-community-6557397

There is also tremorfa park and moorland park. The star centre was actually built on the site of a park and it is well past it's prime. That part of the city gets shat on from a great height regularly so despite the architectural merits of the building it's refreshing to see something other than an industrial unit being built.

I'm confused. It's going on the site of Splott Pool, and in terms of green space will involve the loss of exactly one bowling green. This is hardly making a dent in Splott park, surely?

The industrial unit comment was just a general observation that the usual development we see in splott/tremorfa is stuff like viridor or the shit that cardiff community housing assoc throw up. Splott swimming pool plus the car park and the changing rooms already take up a fair bit of splott park. It seems that this development will take up an additional bowling green. That's a shame but not disastrous. As for returning the star site to parkland (which only became parkland when the old splott council school was demolished in the 1970s) - its a nice idea but where does the money come from to build the community hub? Splott park is actually quite big and tremorfa park about 500m up the road is even bigger.

The only time I've been to the STAR Centre a junkie tried to score drugs off me in the car park. The place is also as ugly as sin, so it's not exactly a great loss.

The speed at which things move in Wales really is glacial (the rest of the UK isn't much better, mind).

Take for instance the "Circuit of Wales". The latest news is pretty worrying and I'm left feeling that the developers have been quite dishonest in their dealings with the local, Welsh and UK governments: implying the development could be undertaken for minimal public outlay, and after receiving approval and political support, then saying "oh we need £50 million by the way". I'm much less inclined to support the development now - it doesn't seem to be very commercially viable and has no firm commitments from the industry. But, another piece of news is that it might take up to a year to sort out issues around redesignating a replacement piece of land as "common land". Thats right, a bit of unsightly heather and scrub next to an industrial estate thats used by virtually noone was "common land" and therefore a whole lot of paperwork needs shuffling to designate some other nearby land as "common land".

When I watched Week In Week Out yesterday, any good faith I had to the Circuit of Wales had vanished. We should quit giving handouts to this white elephant and cut our losses. I always thought it was being built in the wrong place and for it to have a chance of being remotely successful it would have to be on the M4 corridor and ideally within 30 minutes of Cardiff.

Anyone know what is happening to the unit that until recently housed Graham Griffiths Estate Agents at the top of Cowbridge Road East, near Victoria Park.

The estate agents moved out last month and it appears they are changing it into something else.

I have just bought a house around the corner so am interested to find out what is going there.

Am I going mad or was there not advertising for a Morrisons Local opening on St Mary Street in the former Sports Sales shop?

Let me guess... another victim of the Saturation Policy?

There seemed to be activity at the site when i walked past earlier. Any idea whats happening next to the new Pieminister? which incidentally was nice but felt like it was trying too hard to be trendy and less pie shop. Also the old Sony center unit seems to be having an extension put on the roof, looks very similar to the old blind institute ie crap.

Difference is the Sony building is already pig ugly. Thats the student accommodation though I think?

Would be interesting to know whats going next to Pieminister...and something was happening to the unit where Morrisions was going the other day, although I doubt it is them, now.

Do you think we'll start to see a growing demand in smaller chain type stores/cafes like Pieminister and similar to others in the David Morgan building, over larger, arguably dated, 'superstores'? For instance Jack Wills - huge company, small but great looking shop?

Apparently what was going to be Morrisons Local is now going to be a Co-operative. Morrisons pulled out as they couldn't get an alcohol licence.

The last time that I walked past and looked in (about a month ago), I could see that the previous signs which had been covering the windows (ie the ones which declared that Morrisons M Local were coming) had been tuned inside out so that the adverts were facing in.

The store itself appeared to be potentially much larger than I had expected (although this may change if they lop bits off for storage). It appeared to cover both the corner Sports Store as well as the former Showhome for Redrow next door. Unless I'm mistaken it also looked as if there was more than one storey - although I'm probably wrong on that front.

If Morrisons pulled out because of licensing issues, then I'd have thought that the Co-op would have had similar reservations if subject to the same restrictions

Most that have a mini version of a supermarket attached, doesn't the Tesco on Manor way have one?

The Total (now may have changed) on Cathedral Road.
I think the Total on Clare Road does.
Most petrol stations on trunk roads (e.g. the BPs with Wild Bean Cafe style shop).

At least, unlike parts of Australia, we don't have drive-through off licenses.

That's not really quite right. It's the police who object to the granting of the licence on the basis of the dry zone. The previous administration tended to agree without question, this one seems, sensibly a little more flexible. It's ridiculous to suggest that they'd treat the Co-OP more favourably than Morrisons.

Take the Tesco on Churchill Way and how it generated the usual police objection, and eventually the council granted a limited licence until 8:00pm that would be reviewed. Similarly, I wouldn't be surprised that following a review this licence were also extended. It's not like you have to walk more than 100 yards in either direction anyway to find another store selling alcohol after 8:00pm - there's Sainsbury's on Queen Street and another Tesco a stone's throw away. The entire "dry zone" policy is ridiculous anyway. Especially for off-licences, and restaurants.

The development between the HSBC building and the pub in Mermaid Quay has been revealed, pretty shitty to be fair! Though i hear Gregs might be opening up in there so not all bad news ;)

Can somebody please post a photo of the Packet/HSBC development.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-46203728.html

the new building by hsbc

Cheap (particularly when viewed from London) and looks a reasonable finish. But it does look pokey - that living/dining/kitchen can't be much more than 10 by 12. So unless I couldn't afford more and really wanted something so close to Cardiff, I wouldn't go for it. Size matters.

In person this building is really shocking, jarring between the packet and HSBC with its cheap stone/concrete render. The apartments look very small with no distinction between living and kitchen areas, though as a place for a single person to spend an occasional business night its not too bad. The stairwell is on the right hand side next to HSBC with a separate entrance for the apartments and ground floor retail.

It seems a bit of a no-brainer to put the kitchen as an L shape at one end so the other part of the room can be defined as a lounge space. Balcony is very narrow too. Still, cheap at £99,950 (I do live in London so it may well not be!).

I'm guessing it's the sort of thing an AM might use as a crash pad during the part of the week they're required to be at the Senedd, which is walk to work. Otherwise you'd get much better bang for your buck in Grangetown or Splott.