The Lansdowne Road project is one of Cardiff’s largest social housing urban regeneration schemes, comprising of 106 homes, a mixture of family houses and flats; construction commenced in October 2025.
The scheme will transform this prominent city centre site into a vibrant, sustainable community, providing low carbon affordable homes to the residents of Cardiff. Revitalising the brownfield site is a collaboration between Hafod, Lovell Partnerships, Cardiff Council and Welsh Government.
The homes will be constructed to EPC A, adopting the “fabric first” principles and utilising air source heat pump technology, aiming to reduce energy costs for customers and the impact on the environment. Creating a low carbon living environment also sees the introduction of sustainable urban drainage principles to enhance biodiversity through thoughtful landscaping and wildlife habitat design.
The scheme received £16.5 million in funding through Welsh Government’s Social Housing Grant, with Hafod providing £14 million in additional investment.
Jayne Bryant, Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government said:
“Ensuring we have more good quality and affordable homes is a priority for the Welsh Government. We’re pleased to be supporting this development, which will offer a fantastic range of low-carbon homes for families and individuals alike.
“We all have a role to play in ending homelessness, and by working together we can achieve our vision for a Wales where everyone has a safe home that meets their needs and supports a healthy, successful and prosperous life.”
Neil Taylor, Head of Development at Hafod, said:
“We’re delighted to have welcomed Jayne Bryant MS to our Lansdowne Hospital site today to share with her the progress being made on this exciting scheme.
“The homes being built on this brownfield site are high quality, affordable, and low carbon with easy access to community facilities and local amenities.
“At Hafod, we’re passionate about providing affordable housing for people in Wales and we aim to develop homes that help build and strengthen communities. As a socially responsible business, we’re focused on working with our communities and contributing to a greener Wales, through sustainable, energy efficient developments, helping to combat fuel poverty for our customers.”
Gemma Clissett, regional partnerships director at Lovell, said:
“We are immensely proud of the community we are helping to create at the Lansdowne Hospital site. We have decades of experience in transforming brownfield sites and delivering quality homes for our partners like Hafod, it’s a part of our DNA at Lovell, and we are delighted to be utilising this expertise and building this development to the highest standard.
“We are really pleased Jayne Bryant MS has seen firsthand how the site is progressing, and we are looking forward to completing our work here later this year.”