Cardiff residents have criticised the decision to build a new estate on a floodplain and are concerned about a potential increase in traffic. Work will soon begin to construct 98 new energy efficient homes in Llanrumney on the site of the former Llanrumney High School, with enabling works due to start on July 18.
The Maple Fields development will comprise a mix of private houses and council houses and work is expected to be complete by 2025. It forms part of Cardiff council's ten-year Cardiff Living development partnership with Wates Residential to deliver 1,500 new homes across 40 sites in the city, which includes 600 council homes and 900 private houses.
The partnership is in turn part of the council's wider goal to deliver 4,000 new homes for the city by 2030. This includes 2,700 council homes in what will be the largest council housing build programme in Wales. The total investment in the new homes will eventually total more than £800m.
