Cardiff Gate
Cardiff Gate is a business park development, located on the junction 30 of the M4 motorway and the A4232 north east of Cardiff, South Wales.
Development
In light of the development of farmland into housing at Pontprennau in the east of Cardiff in the late 1980s, an area was allocated within the development for commercial office use.
Cardiff Gate International Business Park
Cardiff Gate International Business Park is a 100-acre (0.40 km2) commercial development site. Presently 60% developed, existing tenants including:
- ADT Security Services
- Halifax Bank of Scotlandcard services
- International Baccalaureate
- Regus
- Scottish and Southern Energy
- Motorcar dealerships franchises for both Mercedes-Benz and Audi cars
It was the site for the UK headquarters for 118 118, which moved to central Cardiff from summer 2014.
Hospitality is provided by a
Cardiff Gate motorway services
Cardiff Gate services is the
Cardiff Gate Retail Park
Cardiff Gate Retail Park is actually located within the residential development of Pontrennau, accessed via the A4232. Retaillers include a 24/7 Asda supermarket,[1] which also has a petrol station; B&Q and several home furniture stores. There is also a McDonald's fast food restaurant.
Although Cardiff Gate services provides secure 24hr parking for HGVs, until Autumn 2014 many HGVs parked overnight in B&Q's carpark, because it is free. The sites owners then gained planning permission for a new development to the East of the site, adding a single building structure containing smaller footprint retail units, with tenants schedule to include Costa Coffee, Greggs and a commercial gymnasium.