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John Street - Callaghan Square

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Re: John Street - Callaghan Square

PostFri Oct 06, 2023 9:36 am

If they do make a start on the hotel I hope it's built quicker than the Premier Inn
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Re: John Street - Callaghan Square

PostFri Oct 06, 2023 3:32 pm

I’m sure Lloyds bank was announced as the tenant, I may be wrong there though
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Re: John Street - Callaghan Square

PostFri Oct 06, 2023 7:41 pm

It's Lloyds according to this article

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wale ... e-26678340
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Re: John Street - Callaghan Square

PostTue Oct 10, 2023 9:49 am

Anywhere that is confirmed, that just seems to be indicating they were maybe interested?

It would be great for them to move out of their existing offices and for that one to go as part of the Dumballs road area developments. It's an awful looking building.
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Re: John Street - Callaghan Square

PostWed Oct 11, 2023 10:14 pm

Kyle wrote:Anywhere that is confirmed, that just seems to be indicating they were maybe interested?

It would be great for them to move out of their existing offices and for that one to go as part of the Dumballs road area developments. It's an awful looking building.


I certainly hope so too. St William House (Loyds current building) may have fit in with its surroundings when it was first built, but as development proceeds all around it its beginning to look more and more out of place. Additionally it takes up a prominent plot of land right by Central Station which could easily accommodate 2-3 larger buildings and potentially triple the floorspace of the plot. A tower or two in this location would fit in among the planned towers south of the station.

Honestly any opportunity to replace this eyesore should be jumped on (I certainly can't imagine any replacement could be worse - it may even be popular with WalesOnline commenters :lol: )
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Re: John Street - Callaghan Square

PostSat Dec 30, 2023 11:13 am

J R Smart have applied for a one year extension on their planning permission for phase 2, assumedly they're still planning to build it but with a delay;

https://www.cardiffidoxcloud.wales/publicaccess/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=S5NWEWECJJ300&activeTab=summary
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Re: John Street - Callaghan Square

PostSun Dec 31, 2023 1:12 am

Great that this is not dead....excellent tgat it has been increased in height...but why to only 99m? 1m more please....
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Re: John Street - Callaghan Square

PostSun Dec 31, 2023 5:33 pm

On the drawings of the proposal it shows 102m
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Re: John Street - Callaghan Square

PostSun Dec 31, 2023 7:18 pm

jacobfox wrote:On the drawings of the proposal it shows 102m


That is the top floor level. Top of building is 106.950m. But Ground Floor is 7.500m so total height is 99.450m
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Re: John Street - Callaghan Square

PostMon Jan 01, 2024 11:05 am

I may be being dense, but what does 'the ground floor is 7.5 metres' actually mean? Why doesn't it get counted in the building's overall height? What's the convention?
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