Parc Busnes Porth Cymru

The challenge and vision for the site was based upon a long term plan for investment to create a major business destination at Cardiff Airport to complement the existing and proposed offering of both Cardiff and the Capital Region whilst also benefiting Barry and the rest of the Vale of Glamorgan. The location immediately to the east of the Airport and south of Port Road provides the opportunity through creative linkages for a strategic employment site drawing benefits from its designation as an Enterprise Zone as well as its proximity to the motorway network. Development of the site will encourage inward investment and consolidate the role of the Vale of Glamorgan within the Capital Region. The development will complement the Welsh Governments Aerospace Business Park at St. Athan. The land has the potential to fulfil the characteristics of a strategic employment site capable of accommodating the next generation of business environment. The challenge was also to deliver through masterplanning and creative linkages a significant extension to Porthkerry Country Park (approximately 47 hectares) to the south, an already well-used regional tourist attraction.