Msmurf wrote:County Hall - No - This is just an excuse for Cardiiff Council to build themeselves another new set of offices
I'm not sure this is fair. Those offices are over 30 years old now - and office buildings of that era haven't tended to age that well. I wouldn't be surprised if a comprehensive refurbishment were in order, to modernise facilities, make more efficient use of space, etc: but you can imagine the difficulty in spending several millions doing that at the moment.
The low-rise offices and car park also sprawl, making inefficient use of the land. If the right deal came along, demolishing county hall, building something higher-value higher-density there, and moving to a more efficient building, could save council taxpayers money, and improve operations at the council. The question is whether this proposal would meet those requirements? I'm not sure given the need for WG and City Deal funding.