Plans to expand a school in Cardiff which could see the loss of a historic velodrome have taken a major step forward today. Cardiff Council's cabinet today approved recommendations made by an independent advisory committee to go ahead with a land swap which will see land at Maindy Park exchanged for land at Caedelyn Park in Rhiwbina.
If the land swap goes ahead, it will pave the way for the expansion of Cathays High School. However, cabinet's decision on the land swap is still subject to approval by the Charity Commission. Speaking at the meeting, leader of the opposition at the council, Councillor Adrian Robson said: "It is unfortunate that we are where we are... it doesn't inspire confidence in the wider public."
He also explained how the distance between the two parks could be a disincentive to people who used Maindy Park from making use of Caedelyn. Cllr Robson later added: "It is not going to leave a good taste in peoples' mouths". Leader of the Liberal Democrats group at Cardiff Council, Councillor Rodney Berman, also raised the concern that users of Maindy Park might be short-changed through the land swap.
