Cardiff Bay Retail Park
Cardiff Bay Retail Park (Welsh: Parc Manwerthu Bae Caerdydd) is a retail park in Grangetown, Cardiff. Built in 1997 on the former Ferry Road landfill site. It is currently home to businesses including; Pets at Home, Boots and Sports Direct.[1]
Development
[edit]The retail park is built on the edge of a former Ferry Road refuse site, which closed in 1994 after being filled with 4 million cubic metres of commercial and domestic rubbish. The ownership of the land passed to Cardiff Bay Development Corporation who created the retail park on an area of industrial units to the east of the site.[2] Grangemoor Park was created opposite the retail park on the 20 metre hill landscaped on the old refuse site.
Units
[edit]Phase One
[edit]
| Unit(s) | Current business | Current status | Previous business | Year closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Asda | Open | — | — |
| A1 | Wilko | Closed | Brantano | 2016 |
| A2 i | JD Sports | Open | Maples | 2000 |
| A2 ii | Blacks | Open | BANK | 2015 |
| B | Sports Direct | Open | JJB Sports | 2009 |
| C | Pets at Home | Open | — | — |
| D | Boots | Open | ||
| E | — | — | Argos | 2023[3] |
| F | ||||
| G | The Food Warehouse | Open | British Home Stores | 2016 |
| H | Home Bargains | Open | ||
| I (Ex2) | McDonald's | Open | — | — |
| Pod | Costa Coffee | Open |
Maples was a homeware store that closed in around 2000. Over the years, the unit has been split into 3 smaller units.
Furnitureland and Powerhouse both closed their units in 2007. BHS then refurbished both to create one large unit until they ceased trading in 2016.
JJB closed their unit here once they moved to the Capital Retail Park in Leckwith, which also included a gym.
Phase Two
[edit]
| Unit(s) | Current business | Current status | Previous business | Year closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J | Lidl | Open | Poundstretcher | 2021 |
| K | TUI Holiday Hypermarket | Open | Staples | 2011 |
| L | Pure Gym | Open | Bensons for Beds | 2019 |
| M | B&M Home Store | Open | Kingsway Furniture | 2004 |
| N | Tiles R Us | 2004 | ||
| O | Popeyes | Open (2023)[4] | Pizza Hut | 2022 |
Phase Three (Dunleavy Drive)
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The Dunleavy Drive section of the Cardiff Bay Retail Park was built in 2008.
| Unit(s) | Current business | Current status |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burger King | Open[5] |
| 2 | Green Giraffe Organic Day Nursery | Open |
| 3 | Majestic Wine Warehouse | Open |
| Papa John's | Closed | |
| 4 | fit4less | Closed |
| 5 | Starbucks Coffee | Open |
| Drive-thru | ||
| H | Harvester – The Cardiff Bay | Open |
Other nearby outlets
[edit]Other stores in the surrounding area include Aldi and the Cedar Tree Carvery immediately to the south (part of the Cardiff International Sports Village) and IKEA to the north.
References
[edit]- ^ "Cardiff Bay Retail Park, Cardiff". Completely Retail.
- ^ Phillips, A.; Cherrill, H. E. (1997), "The reactivation and remediation of the landfill site at Ferry Road, Cardiff", Geoenvironmental Engineering - Contaminated Ground: Fate of Pollutants and Remediation, Thomas Telford Publishing: 538–539, ISBN 0-7277-2606-4
- ^ "Argos to close Cardiff store at Cardiff Bay Retail park this summer". Penarth Times. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "I tried Popeyes' first Welsh drive-thru in Cardiff Bay and it's better than any McDonald's or KFC I've been to". Wales Online. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ Nisbet, Megan (28 April 2021). "Burger King announces new Cardiff restaurant weeks after closing city branch". WalesOnline. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
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