A major Cardiff development has invested in the regeneration of a school’s all-weather sports pitch as part of its commitment to support local projects. 

Plasdŵr, Cardiff’s 'Garden City for the 21st Century', will see up to 7,000 new homes, five schools, community and healthcare facilities as well as sports pitches, parks and playgrounds, built in northwest Cardiff over the next 20+ years. Plasdŵr has been designed with community at its heart and the development team is striving to ensure that Plasdŵr, its developers and contractors are good neighbours to the communities it borders. 

With this in mind, they have made a significant financial contribution to Radyr Comprehensive School for its all-weather sports pitch, which is frequently used for the school’s PE and extra-curricular activities, as well as being a key facility for the local community, with grassroots sports clubs using the space for training in the evenings and during the weekend. 

A spokesperson for Plasdŵr said: “Community is central to Plasdŵr. As it takes shape, it’s important for us to be a good neighbour and give something back where we can to the existing communities we border. 

“We’re not just building houses for people to live in. We’re also factoring in the environment, developing new green spaces for a sustainable lifestyle, and mitigating any disruption as much as we can.

“As we create this new community, we are mindful of ensuring Plasdŵr’s development brings tangible benefits for those living locally and look forward to continuing building an open channel of communication with our neighbours.” 

Cardiff is projected to be one of the largest growing UK cities over the next 20+ years, with Cardiff Council’s Local Development Plan seeing large amounts of residential development taking place across the city. Plasdŵr is identified in Cardiff’s Local Development Plan as key to the city’s economic growth. Up to 7,000 homes will be built over the next 20+ years at the site bordering Radyr, Fairwater, Pentrebane and St Fagans. 

Local county councillor Helen Lloyd Jones helped to set up the partnership between Plasdŵr and Radyr Comprehensive. She said:  “We are incredibly grateful to Plasdŵr for supporting this project. The pitch was unusable and dangerous so it’s a great short-term fix to allow the use of the facility.

“As Plasdŵr develops, it’s important we’re able to integrate it as much as possible into the local community. We need to ensure its residents are able to use the existing neighbouring facilities while the development progresses.”

For more information on the wider development of Plasdŵr, head to www.plasdwr.co.uk.