Wales Property Stephen Farrell

Plans to develop a 23-storey mixed-use tower, featuring more than 100 private rented sector (PRS) apartments on a former industrial site in Cardiff, are set to get the green light from councillors tomorrow (21 June 2017).

Rightacres Property Company, one of the developers behind the Central Square regeneration project, lodged plans earlier this year for a site on Dumballs Road in Butetown.

The land is a vacant former industrial site and is located in the Central Cardiff Enterprise Zone.

The applicant is proposing the construction of a 23-storey tower featuring a total of 109 apartments for the PRS sector. A unit will also be provided on the ground floor suitable for retail, commercial or office use.

Parking for 30 vehicles will be included on the site together with space for 115 bikes.

The scheme is expected to bring a number of economic benefits to the area including jobs during the construction phase and spending in the area by the new homeowners.

The application will go before Cardiff City Council's planning committee on 21 June 2017. A report from the planning officer recommends that approval is granted, subject to the signing of a Section 106 agreement to secure financial contribution towards public open space and community facilities.

The report said that the proposed use, location and design of the tall building, access and parking provision, and amenity of future occupiers were "all acceptable".

In September 2015 Legal & General (L&G) entered into a joint venture partnership Rightacres to develop Central Square.

The wider £400m project will comprise one million sq ft of space on a 12-acre site near Cardiff Central Station and could support the creation of more than 10,000 jobs.

The development includes a new headquarters building for BBC Wales HQ as well as a series of office and commercial buildings.

Image credit: Taken from planning documents prepared by CWA, with thanks