A NEW GATEWAY TO THE CAPITAL OF WALES

Cardiff’s city centre has undergone a remarkable transformation over the last decade. High quality retail development and strong urban design have helped create a distinctive and contemporary city centre which is evident in the increasing numbers of visitors coming to Cardiff.

Our Vision for Central Square is that it becomes a proud new Gateway to the Capital of Wales. A revamped Central Square will reflect Cardiff’s ambition to be amongst Europe’s most successful cities. It will build on its success and become a place defined by excellence in design, in quality, in diversity of offer. It will be a place that inspires and excites. Above all it will be a unique place – a place that captures the essence of Wales and Welsh values, as a place of warmth and welcome.

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CREATING NEW LINKS

Millennium Walkway

Wood Street

Marland Street

PHASED MASTERPLAN

MASTERPLAN PRIORITIES

The Concept

The approach is to consider the context of the urban blocks of the existing City and recreate this in a new way with a strategy of new civic space, and the creation of a new City Quarter.

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Evolution

The story of the Masterplan begins in September 2013 when the vacant site of the former Planning Department Offices was purchased by Rightacres.

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Key Issues

The Masterplan must knit together the challenges and opportunities of the site.

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Relocating Services

The redevelopment of Central Square requires the relocation of both buses, taxis and cycle routes from their current locations at the front of Central Station.

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Bus Station & Transport Hub

A new bus station on the site of Marland House and Transport Hub in conjunction with Network Rail’s Central Station expansion.

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People Movement

Key to the success of the redevelopment of Central Square is the comfort, safety, ease of movement, and experience of visitors to the area.

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Sustainability

BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology) will be used as a design audit to deliver the sustainability strategy.

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Landscaping

One of the key aims of the proposals for the public realm masterplan is to create balanced, well defined and pleasant public spaces.

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MASTERPLAN LAYOUT

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