A Cardiff church which has remained derelict for a number of years is hoping to reopen its doors in the near future after it embarks on an extensive repair programme.
The 133-year-old Grade II listed St Paul’s Church in Grangetown announced plans to build 12 apartments as well as two semi-detached houses on its grounds in 2017 as it faced permanent closure after a survey found that at least £1m worth of repairs were needed on the building. Under the arrangement, Wales and West Housing Association would have paid for the renovation works to the church, which was featured in a 2005 episode of Dr. Who, in exchange for using a large portion of the building for tenants.
“We developed an interesting scheme with Wales and West Housing Association for conversion of the main part of the church to flats for local needs housing and retaining a worship space in the east end. Unfortunately, this scheme proved uneconomic for them so we have been looking at alternative options,” said Alex Glanville from the property department of the Church in Wales.
