Leckwith development

In January 2009, with Cardiff City facing a winding-up order due to an outstanding £2.7M bill to HMRC, the club asked the council for permission to sell the residual 20acres to a developer.

[2] The Capital Shopping Park in Leckwith, started building at the end of 2007 and originated from the idea of a new stadium for Cardiff City FC.

The retail development was completed in 2009 and has a total of 21 tenants including Costco, Asda, ScS, Next, Hobbycraft, Smyths Toys and Costa.

The stadium also hosted the home matches of the Cardiff Blues rugby union team until the 2011–12 season.

Members of the public are now permitted to come and watch the events that are taking place on the track or field in the now completed stand.

Cardiff Council originally planned for the retail park to be built on the current site of the allotments, located on Bessemer Road.

[6] The first show home of the £24m development was to open by late spring 2010, with a mixture of terraced, detached and semi-detached houses.