Construction work has started to deliver around 1,700 new homes in Cardiff.

Cardiff Council has partnered with Wates Residential, for its project Cardiff Living.

The scheme is now moving to the next phase of development which has seen the start of work on sites in Penylan, Rumney and Heath.

The largest single Cardiff Living development to date is underway at the former Eastern High School site in Rumney, comprising more than 200 new low carbon homes incorporating renewable technologies & energy management systems. The site will deliver 44 Community Living flats for older people, 21 council homes and 149 homes for sale on the open market.

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Works are well underway at the Highfields site in Heath for the construction of 42 homes for rent from the council or for sale via its Assisted Home Ownership scheme, with the scheme due to complete next year.

Over 40 new homes, including nine council houses, are also set to be delivered at the former Howardian Centre site in Penylan. Enabling works started earlier this month and main works are due to start later this year.

Cabinet Member for Housing and Communities, Cllr Lynda Thorne, said: "Following an extremely successful first phase of our Cardiff Living programme, in which beautiful new homes were delivered for council tenants and private buyers across the city, we are looking forward to the next steps in the scheme, creating even more high quality, sustainable homes for people.

"I am particularly excited about the development of the former Eastern high site off Newport Road, not just because of the scale of the project, but because of the high standards of energy performance set to be delivered across all tenures of housing there.

"Addison House, the 44 state-of-the-art flats for older people, will also be the first of our Community Living developments, which will seek to provide high quality homes that meet the changing needs of people as they get older."