{"id":473384,"date":"2026-03-13T12:24:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T12:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/473384\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T12:24:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T12:24:15","slug":"cardiff-clears-path-for-wales-tallest-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/473384\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff clears path for Wales\u2019 tallest tower"},"content":{"rendered":"


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REAP 3, a subsidiary of specialist build to rent developer BlueCastle Capital, aims to replace its previously approved 35-storey scheme with a much taller mixed-use tower next to Cardiff Central Station and the Principality Stadium.<\/p>\n

This new approved proposal includes 528 build-to-rent flats, made up of 344 one-beds and 184 two-beds, along with an associated two-story Pavilion building with commercial space including restaurants.<\/p>\n

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\nLocated between Wood Street and Rose Lane in the Central Square regeneration area, the building would dwarf the current record-holder, Swansea\u2019s 29-storey Meridian Tower.<\/p>\n

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The new building would have two staircases and five lifts<\/p>\n

REAP 3 said the landmark development is designed to cope with high footfall, particularly on matchdays when up to 80,000 people pass through the area.<\/p>\n

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Central Square tower project team<\/p>\n

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Architect: 5plus; structural and MEP engineer, WSP; cost consultant, Gleeds, BREAAM adviser RLB<\/p>\n

BlueCastle has assembled a multi-city pipeline of build-to-rent towers but is still working to bring its first wave of schemes through to construction.<\/p>\n

Presently, its development pipeline stands at around 2,500 units across five projects.<\/p>\n

BlueCastle Capital build to rent pipeline<\/p>\n

Scheme
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\nScale
\nStatus<\/p>\n

Central Square tower
\nCardiff
\n528 flats in 50-storey tower
\nPlanning consent<\/p>\n

Farm Road
\nSheffield
\nAround 409 flats
\nPlanning stage<\/p>\n

The Forum
\nStevenage
\n225 flats in 21-storey tower
\nPlanning secured, work to start 2026<\/p>\n

Pavilions redevelopment
\nBirmingham
\nFlats scheme at former M&S store
\nEarly development stage<\/p>\n

Former Yorkshire Post site
\nLeeds
\n348 flats
\nSite acquired February 2026, development planning stage<\/p>\n

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