Cardiff Council choose profit over people as they reject plans for a green community hub for Splott & Adamsdown
Who are we?​​
We're Green City Events, a community interest company based in Cardiff. Two of our directors, Becca and Hannah, live on Railway Street in Splott and we've both lived in both Adamsdown in the past. We love this area and want to see it getting better and better.
We've are being supported in this process by the Community Land Advisory Service and our local councillors. Many local community groups, businesses, and schools have expressed their support for this project.
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Which land are you talking about?
The land is alongside the railway line in Splott - it runs parallel to Railway Street and access is via the end of Adeline Street.
The site was originally owned by Network Rail who gifted it to Cardiff Council in the nineties. The council used it for a small public park with play equipment but it was closed down due to anti social behaviour and sat derelict for 10 - 15 years. In 2016 Network Rail cleared the land and used it as their base of operations during the work on Splott Road Bridge.
Network Rail and Carillion were highly supportive of the proposal to use the land for the local community and left certain infrastructure elements in place that would be very useful if our proposed develop of the site goes ahead.
The site is about 1400 metres squared. We can do a huge amount with that much space!
The red marker shows the entrance to the site.
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What do you actually want to do with this land?
We want to regenerate this site to create a community hub and green space where people can learn, play, share, and connect.
There are four key elements to this project:
1. a set of small shipping container studios for local businesses and social enterprises, bringing new economic opportunities to our area and allowing local people to run their small business close to home. Rent from these spaces will help support other community activity.
2. a community hub with kitchen facilities, classroom space, and a covered outdoor area. This will provide a home for Green City's current community activities as well as providing space for local community groups and residents. This hub will be a space for meetings, socials, workshops and training, local business events, supper clubs, community meals, school groups and lots more.
3. a community green space. Based on feedback from our community consultation we would expect this to include food growing in raised beds, a forest garden with fruit and nut trees, a wild play area with living willow structures, and wildlife areas. Each of these elements will be co-designed with local people, schools, and groups.
4. community led projects and services. This could include chicken or bee-keeping, a bike repair workshop, a community fridge, seed bank or tool library, local festivals and much more.
This is an artists impression of how the site could be laid out. Click to zoom in!