It has expanded greatly since the early 1990s, driven primarily by private sector housing, and then corporate offices on Cardiff Gate.

[2] St. Mellons and Pontprennau were suburbs of Cardiff by 1974 and by the 1990s the estates started to spill over the boundaries into Lisvane and Cyncoed.

However, this has expanded greatly since, due to sustained housing development both in West Pontprennau and on further pieces of unused land.

At the bottom of the hill is the western edge, which has a small commercial area, with a large proportion of the land dedicated to industrial use now being converted to private sector housing.

This project forms part of Cardiff Councils 21st Century Schools Programme which is 50% funding by Welsh Government.

[citation needed] Developments further east would be barred, due to the scheduled green land space between Cardiff and Newport, in which Old St Mellons lies.

The plan proposed 45,000 new homes to be built in Cardiff by 2026, allowing the city's population to rise by a quarter to more than 400,000.

Additionally Adventure Travel operates the C1 bus, running from Cardiff Gate in East Pontprennau to Culverhouse Cross via the city centre.

On the council's bicycle network plan, Pontprennau is linked directly to the city centre via onroad routes via Pentwyn.

Community Centre Church Library Parks & Play Areas Supermarket Garden Centre Public Houses Cardiff Council the local authority which covers Pontprennau, the main council offices are at County Hall, Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff.

[11] Pontprennau is in the Cardiff North constituency for the Senedd, represented by Julie Morgan MS, a member of the Welsh Labour Party.