Cardiff council should make planning agreements stick to tackle city housing crisis

#Pontcanna property owners wants ten mature trees removed to park his car. Cardiff councillors will decide whether to grant his wish tomorrow (6 October)

Cardiff council have protected just fourteen trees from felling in the last ten years

The Welsh Government has not done enough to improve the nation’s leaky homes

Mature trees at risk at the Cedars in Canton and Pontcanna area

Cardiff council are supporting the wacky new trend for heat absorbiing black buildings - despite rising global temperatures. But is there an alternative?

Business case for the new Cardiff Bay Arena published - Cardiff Civic Society is seeking your views on its content

CARDIFF council has been accused of behaving in a “deeply cynical” way by removing areas from a list of potential development sites in the run-up to Thursday’s local government election.

Cardiff Council’s expected costs for the new arena are over £200m. But the Council won’t reveal details of the business case

Culture Minister and Cardiff head of planning have both said that the Council could list old pubs for protection - if it wanted to

Cardiff Council’s Environmental Scrutiny Committee has issued a damning report on the failure of the Council to properly consult with residents on the future of the city in its replacement local development plan (RDLP).

Our Vision for Cardiff is a city where:

 the planning system works for citizens, rather than for developers

the “15 minute city” concept is adopted and used to frame the city’s growth

affordable homes and decent jobs are available for all

Politicians and managers are already reluctant to take responsibility for fixing issues and too ready to see them as somebody else’s problem. There is little transparency, leaving those who need solutions struggling to find out who might provide them.

When it comes to poverty in the capital city, things are moving in the wrong direction – over 25% of citizens in our city are living in poverty once housing costs are taken into account and over a third of children in Cardiff are growing up in poverty.

Cardiff needs more affordable housing but building on greenfield sites will not guarantee this. Only deliberate action, including more council homes, can do that. All residential developments, including those in the Centre or Bay, should include affordable units.

OPPONENTS of a proposed business park on the border of Cardiff and Newport which could create 5,000 jobs say it would destroy a biodiverse wetland adjacent to the Gwent Levels and go against decarbonisation plans.

Why does Cardiff council see citizens as ‘outside influences’ who should be kept in the dark?

Cardiff was an affordable city it no longer is

LEASEHOLDERS facing huge repair bills after they unwittingly bought apartments in buildings that have serious fire risks say it’s unfair that the company which developed their homes is still having planning applications approved.