New pictures have been revealed for a proposed 29-storey apartment tower on Guildford Crescent in Cardiff.
The tower would have 262 apartments with one or two bedrooms; which would be build-to-rent and likely owned by an institutional investor.
The building is planned on the former site of Gwdihŵ, a recently demolished music venue, and two former restaurants Madeira and Thai House. Most of the street was knocked down in 2019.
Now developers GallifordTry are consulting the public on the redevelopment, ahead of applying for planning permission in late April. As part of this pre-application consultation, full designs and pictures of the tower have been revealed.
The building would be split into three levels, of 29, 25 and 21 storeys, and a roof terrace on the 26th floor, described in planning documents as “one of the very best roof terraces in Cardiff.”
The ground floor would have 450 square metres of commercial floor space, with most of the old frontages of the street kept. The demolition of the previous buildings left intact the facades. The new plans show however that the old frontage of Gwdihŵ would be knocked down.
Residents would have space to store one bicycle per apartment within the building; and there would be no car parking spaces.
The wider area to the east of the city centre is already set to be completely revamped as part of the council’s vision for a ‘Canal Quarter’. The plans would see the old dock feeder canal dug up and reopened to help prevent flooding.
Work is due to start soon on reopening the old canal further up Churchill Way near to Guildford Crescent.
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Before the old buildings on Guildford Crescent were demolished, more than 1,000 people marched against the demolition plans, and 20,000 signed a petition to “save Gwdihŵ and Guildford Crescent”.
Full details of the plans and how to respond to the consultation can be found on the website: guildfordcrescentconsultation.com
The closing date for the pre-application consultation is April 5. A separate public consultation will also form part of the planning application later on.
Nearby, plans were also recently revealed to knock down Harlech Court on Bute Terrace—home to the popular bar, theatre and music venue Porter’s. Different developers there want to build a 35-storey apartment tower, which would be the tallest building in Wales.
