According to the Roath Local History Society group, the pub dates back to 1886 and is the last remaining Victorian pub on City Road
A petition has been launched to save the Roath Park pub from demolition after plans were submitted to replace the Victorian building with flats.
A planning application was lodged with Cardiff council on October 1 seeking permission to demolish the Roath Park on City Road in Roath, Cardiff, to make way for a seven-storey apartment block.
According to the Roath Local History Society group, the pub dates back to 1886 and is the last remaining Victorian pub on City Road.https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/widgets/established/propertylistings
The applicant, H Alkhafaji, proposes to build a mixture of one and two-bed properties but the planning documents don’t say how many flats there could be. The ground floor would also include retail space.
According to planning documents, the former pub is “one of several in the city deemed to be surplus to requirements in light of reduced demand” and has been sold.
However, the plans have attracted criticism from local residents and politicians.
So far, 47 residents have objected to the plans on the council’s planning portal.
Glen O’Connell wrote: “The design presented is overbearing, garish and pays no mind to its surroundings or it’s proposed predecessor, with its shape, style and materials, particularly the blue cladding, being wildly out of place.”
“There are enough flats already in this area, without resorting to knocking down this fine building.”
Sian Rosser-Evans
Meanwhile, Elizabeth Bassett added: “The design of the proposed replacement building is grotesque. The Roath Park pub was not the best establishment, but the building has the opportunity to be something fantastic.”
The Cardiff Labour Party has also launched a petition, which reads: “Your Plasnewydd Labour Councillors are objecting to this application and campaigning to save the Roath Park.”
Cardiff council is expected to make a decision on the case by November 26.
The full planning application can be found here.