A 50-year-old Cardiff pub could soon be demolished to make way for more than 30 new council houses.
Cardiff Council want to build 31 family apartments on the site of the former Paddle Steamer pub in Butetown as part of plans to build 1,000 new council homes by Spring 2020.
The proposals will be recommended for approval when the council's caninet meet on Thursday, December 19. Cardiff Council owns the site, which is currently occupied by the Paddle Steamer Restaurant building, which was built in the 60s.
Demand for council housing and registered social landlord affordable rented properties is particularly high in Butetown.
Supporting the development, Lynda Thorne, cabinet member for housing and communities, said: "I am extremely pleased to bring forward this proposal as the scheme will provide high quality social housing in an area of high housing need and help us to meet our target of building 1,000 council homes.
"I also believe that the design and height of the scheme will be more in keeping with the local community."
The original plans for the apartments, on Loudoun Square, have been scaled back to reduce the number of proposed storeys from five to four.
In 2013, Loudoun Square was transformed from dilapidated and rundown shops and houses from the 1960s into new affordable homes, a new shopping centre, health centre and landscaped public space, as part of a £13m regeneration project.
If approved, the council will enter a package deal contract with Willowmead Holdings Ltd, who will lead the design and construction of the project.
The council would sign off the preferred design and ensure all Welsh Government’s design quality requirements are met. However, all risk for the project would rest with the contractor.
Willowmead Holdings Ltd will hand over the homes to the council when completed.
The land has also been valued, but that is being kept confidential.
