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Cardiff Local Development Plan delayed

Wed 2nd Nov 11 — Chris

View of fields and trees with buildings on the distance

Greenfield land in Cardiff threatened with housing development. Photo: Chris Brown, Cardiff Friends of the Earth

On Monday 31 October Cardiff Council announced that the Local Development Plan (LDP) would be delayed for 12 months.

Historic Laundry threatened with demolition

Sat 13th Aug 11 — Chris

Protestors in front of the laundry building with a washing line of T-shirts saying Save our laundry

The old laundry building on the corner of Blenheim Road and Marlborough Road in Penylan could be knocked down to make way for a retirement home.

Planning

Mon 4th Oct 10 — admin

Turf roofed house in woodland

Environmental design at the Centre for Alternative Technology. Photo: Lyndsay Maiden, Cardiff Friends of the Earth

Cities and their occupants consume huge amounts of:

  • food
  • energy
  • building materials
  • water

They produce large amounts of:

Planning

Fri 1st Jan 10 — admin

House of the Future at the Museum of Welsh Life. Photo: Chris Brown, Cardiff Friends of the Earth

Cardiff Friends of the Earth takes action to support appropriate development and oppose unsustainable planning applications. In making decisions on applications among other things we look at are:

Sustainable Design

Fri 1st Jan 10 — admin

Solar panels on building

Solar panel at the Centre for Alternative Technology. Photo: Lyndsay Maiden, Cardiff Friends of the Earth

Appropriate design of buildings and materials minimises their environmental impact

Green buildings:

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