Pontprennau
Pontprennau
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Heol Glandulais runs through the centre of Pontprennau. The large buildings near the horizon are the CELSA Group Steelworks; between them is the island of Steep Holm. On the left horizon is Brean Down in Somerset | |
Location within Cardiff | |
Population | 7,353 |
OS grid reference | ST214824 |
Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CARDIFF |
Postcode district | CF23 |
Dialling code | 029 |
Police | South Wales |
Fire | South Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Pontprennau is a ward and community in the north of the city of Cardiff, Wales, lying north of Pentwyn and Cyncoed, between the village of Old St Mellons and the farmlands east of Lisvane. The community had a population of 7,353 in 2011.[1]
History
Pontprennau is the
Once a part of an area made up of several farms in
The Pontprennau community was created from part of the Llanedeyrn ward of the previously existing St Mellons community in 1996. The remaining part of the St Mellons community became Old St Mellons.[3]
Today
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According to the
East Pontprennau, adjacent to the M4 motorway junction 30, is the commercial sector of the development, housing Cardiff Gate Business Park, Cardiff Gate services, and Cardiff Gate Retail Park. The 100 acres (40 ha) business park provides office accommodation to regional representation for many multinational companies and is also home to the Emergency Control Centre for South Wales, as well as the fire training centre. There is also a motorway service station, Ibis Hotel and Toby Cavery. The retail park is home to a large 24/7 Asda supermarket and petrol station,[4] a B&Q DIY store, a McDonald's restaurant, a gym, coffee shop, and several home furniture stores.
Central Pontprennau is mainly devoted to housing development. The northern edge and highest point in the community is where the community centre, the church, Pontprennau Primary School and Pontprennau Medical Centre, dentist and pharmacy are located. 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. It also houses a Waitrose supermarket, Tesla, Inc. car centre, The Village Inn Public House and restaurant, and the Spire Healthcare hospital.
West Pontprennau, situated to the west of Butterfield Park and bordering Lisvane, is the newest of the three areas. It consists mainly of residential housing, but it also contains an Aldi supermarket and Cyncoed Medical Centre, which transferred from Cyncoed to Pontprennau in 2005. There is also a small children's play area at Peppermint Park.
School
Pontprennau Primary school opened in September 2015. It is a 2 Form of Entry school with 48 full-time equivalent nursery places.
The school was completed in two phases. The first phase was ready in time for the school year starting September 2015. At this stage the school had two reception classes plus a nursery. The school was then fully open in time for the school year commencing September 2016.
The establishment of a primary school within Pontprennau aims to stop the over subscription of children attending schools in Lisvane and Llanishen. This project forms part of Cardiff Councils 21st Century Schools Programme which is 50% funding by Welsh Government.
Proposed expansion
There are several sites remaining within the area with potential to be developed. The first is to the east in a plot east of the linkroad between Pontprenau and Old St Mellons. Scheduled to provide an additional 50 or more houses, this has now been turned down twice on planning permission.[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.
A proposed major expansion of the area to the west by the
In July 2012, Cardiff Council's preferred new Local Development Plan was released. 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. The proposal encompasses: 7,500 homes in a new suburb west of Pentrebane; 2,000 homes on land north of junction 33 on the M4; and 6,000 west and 2,000 east of Pontprennau.[6]
The Pontprennau development would extend:
- West: 6,000 homes between Pontprennau to Lisvane, stretching as far north as the M4
- East: 2,000 homes in the green land, defined by a border south of the M4 and east to the border with Newport, connecting or subsuming Pontprennau and Old St Mellons
Transport
Pontprennau has good transportation links, being located next to the
On the council's bicycle network plan, Pontprennau is linked directly to the city centre via onroad routes via Pentwyn. However, to the south a gravel trail path runs along the flood plain of the Rhymney River on the Llanrumney side of the A48 link road, which is easily accessible via tarmac paths which run north–south within the Pontprennau community. The Rhymney River trail gives both walkers and cyclists easy access to the Newport Road both west and east of Llanrumney, and hence via the eastern entrance through Llanrumney Bowls club to the extensive retail park on Newport Road West.
Sport
The field is the home of the "Pontprennau Pumas", the local
Local services
Community Centre
- Pontprennau Community Education Centre, Heol Pontprennau, Pontprennau.
Church
- The Bridge Church- Pontprennau, an evangelical church meeting in Pontprennau Primary School (www.bridgechurchcardiff.org)
- Pontprennau Community Church, an ecumenical church, served through the Cardiff east ministry area
Library
- There is no library located in Pontprennau, but a mobile library service visits once a week.[9]
Parks & Play Areas
- Lascelles Park - Park and children's play area
- Pontprennau Playing Fields - Playing fields and basketball ball court (Hoel Pontprennau)
- Crawford Drive - Park and children's play area, leading to the Rhymney River Trail
- Butterfield Park - Park and children's play area
- Peppermint Park - Park and children's play area
Supermarket
Garden Centre
- Dutch Garden Centre, Maes-y-Bryn Road[10]
Public Houses
- Toby Carvery, at Cardiff Gate business park
- Village Inn, Croescardan road, part of the Mitchel & Butler pub chain
- The Unicorn Inn, Church road
Local Council
Cardiff Council the local authority which covers Pontprennau, the main council offices are at County Hall, Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff.
Representation
Pontprennau is a
Government
Senedd
Pontprennau is in the
Westminster
References
- ^ "Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics".
- ^ History of Pontprennau
- ^ "STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 1996 No. 494 The Cardiff (St. Mellons Community) Order 1996". UK Stationery Office. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ Asda Pentwyn
- ^ James, David (11 February 2010). "Battle is on over city's green space". South Wales Echo. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- BBC Wales. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ^ "Cardiff Bus". cardiffbus.com.
- ^ "Pontprennau Pumas". Pontprennau Pumas. Archived from the original on 18 October 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
- ^ Cardiff Libraries
- ^ Barry, Sion (June 25, 2018) (25 June 2018). "Cardiff Council has just bought a prime seven acre site". Walesonline. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Election results for the division of Pontprennau & Old St Mellons / Pontprennau a Phentref Llaneirwg". Cardiff Council. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.