Voxpop: housing development plan

Controversial plans to build 45,000 new homes in Cardiff will be discussed tomorrow in Canton, allowing the public to voice their views.

18,250 of these houses could be built on greenfield (previously undeveloped) space by 2026, as Cardiff Councils latest report predicts a 27% increase in the city’s population by this date.

However, a pressure group has been set up by Neil McAvoy, the council’s Plaid Cymru leader, who says the Labour party are caving into big business and developers.

‘We don’t need to overcrowd a very small city whose basic charm is based on its greenery and intimacy’, says McAvoy.

Tomorrow the campaign ‘Save our Capital Cardiff’, will meet at the Duke of Clarence pub in Canton at 6.30.

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Tom Beduley, 54, Policeman, Cardiff

As a policeman I see so many derelict and abandoned buildings in Cardiff, why not use them first?

Michael Leahy, 34, teacher, Cardiff

Often public perceptions of new builds see blocks of apartments as a bad thing, but I believe that it’s great as you get all the amenities close by.

Jessica Parsons, 20, Sales Assistant, Barry

I heard on the radio we need more houses in Cardiff since people are getting divorced.

Thomas Lewis, 68, retired, Caerphilly.

Cardiff is a great city, but its keeps getting bigger and bigger. Honestly, it’s getting too big.

Lara Smith, 30, benefit processor, Blackwood

If it’s going to be on green areas maybe smaller establishments, rather than a big project.

Olive Green, 74, Retired, Barry

We’re going to lose all our greenery and the lovely trees, we’ll having nothing left in the end.

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