Parking Issues [Updated April 2025]
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Parking:
We are directed and there is some form of order
The pool people are sponsors . I have no gripe with them or the users.
The persons who have likely raised major complaints are probably the flat owners and I don’t blame them one bit. Every match night Devils fans filled their private space.
The gravel pit space is being utilised. It’s a start in the right direction despite the £5.
Hopefully it will improve.
We are directed and there is some form of order
The pool people are sponsors . I have no gripe with them or the users.
The persons who have likely raised major complaints are probably the flat owners and I don’t blame them one bit. Every match night Devils fans filled their private space.
The gravel pit space is being utilised. It’s a start in the right direction despite the £5.
Hopefully it will improve.
The app asks you to choose the length of time so I would put 4 hours (which is £4.40 I think) - you can't, as far as I am aware, do 3 hours then pay......... although I stand corrected if someone has managed it!
EDIT: Just tried to put 1 hour in and it lets me (£1.40) so.......... that might work although I suspect not!
EDIT: Just tried to put 1 hour in and it lets me (£1.40) so.......... that might work although I suspect not!
I've just signed this petition.
https://chng.it/JDsJSFRhLF
Good on the person who set it up, she makes some very good points.
Sadly I have my doubts on whether it'll get noticed but it's worth a try.
Please sign !
https://chng.it/JDsJSFRhLF
Good on the person who set it up, she makes some very good points.
Sadly I have my doubts on whether it'll get noticed but it's worth a try.
Please sign !
Communication around introducing the new car park and closing access beyond the pool was poor, leading to lots of confusion on Saturday, but we parked in the new car park on Sat and Sun and it worked well. Yes, it needs a proper surface and painted slots, but there is plenty of space, it is well lit (there is a black spot if you walk round the back past Fun HQ) and entry/exit is easy compared to Toys R Us.
I'd prefer not to have to pay and, like most of these charges, it impacts most heavily on the less well off; £150-£200 per year is significant. But, when councils are struggling to balance the books, I can understand that parking in the ISV area is a relatively low priority. Off-peak demand is quite low, but demand spikes hugely for Devils games. That is only 4-ish hours, 40-ish times a year - approx 160 hours out of a year and 98.2% of the year that space will be far from fully utilised. It's a big space to put aside, but hopefully our collective fivers will be put towards finishing it off (naive, I know) and providing a facility for an area that can then grow further.
I don't know if the plan below is still current, but it's the latest version I've seen of the long-term plan, which assumes Toys R Us and the pool carpark are built on / used for other (non-parking) purposes.
I'd prefer not to have to pay and, like most of these charges, it impacts most heavily on the less well off; £150-£200 per year is significant. But, when councils are struggling to balance the books, I can understand that parking in the ISV area is a relatively low priority. Off-peak demand is quite low, but demand spikes hugely for Devils games. That is only 4-ish hours, 40-ish times a year - approx 160 hours out of a year and 98.2% of the year that space will be far from fully utilised. It's a big space to put aside, but hopefully our collective fivers will be put towards finishing it off (naive, I know) and providing a facility for an area that can then grow further.
I don't know if the plan below is still current, but it's the latest version I've seen of the long-term plan, which assumes Toys R Us and the pool carpark are built on / used for other (non-parking) purposes.
Toys R Us was going to be leased by Top Golf but the deal fell through which is why there is no money to complete the proposed Car Park... As I understand it they've just dumped waste from the demolished HMRC building in Llanishen on there for now. The Pool Car Park will become a Retirement Living Apartment Block if the current Planning Application is approved.
Which app are you using? I haven't used Morrisons yet this season, but the app we were using last season changed so that the only option was a day rate of £6, including the app fee. Split between three that wasn't too bad, so we paid it because leaving via the back gate of Morrisons was so much easier.
Accidentally happened on this just now. Seems the planning proposal was approved on Friday.
https://www.cardiffidoxcloud.wales/...s.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=SIBGW7ECGEQ00
https://www.cardiffidoxcloud.wales/...s.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=SIBGW7ECGEQ00
. You won’t need to worry about parking then.
Page 29 of the above proposal, but will CC adhere to that last sentence?
To alleviate and address the concerns raised and ensure continued highway safety and
accessibility to the leisure uses within the wider International Sports Village (ISV), a
‘Grampian’ planning condition is therefore imposed requiring the replacement of the
displaced car parking spaces elsewhere within the ISV.
This mitigation is considered deliverable and enforceable, because the Council, as the
landowner, has the authority and flexibility to allocate alternative land for replacement
car parking provision (with consideration already having been given by Estates to such
requirement). The condition will require the Council to ensure alternative public car
parking spaces are available elsewhere within the ISV prior to commencement of
development, and that such provision is retained.
Page 45:
Pre-commencement Conditions
3 Replacement Parking Provision
No development shall commence until replacement car parking spaces equivalent
to those to be lost as a result of the development, have been provided and made
available for public use in accordance with a scheme of replacement car parking
that shall first have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local
Planning Authority.
The scheme shall identify the location, layout, and number of replacement spaces
within the wider International Sports Village (ISV), and shall include details of
access, management, and timescales for delivery.
The approved replacement car parking shall thereafter be retained and available
for public use in accordance with the approved details, or in accordance with any
subsequent/ amended/ alternative scheme of replacement car parking that may
have been submitted to and approved in writing under this condition.
So, CC 'must' replace the 285 parking spaces 'before' this development can commence.
To alleviate and address the concerns raised and ensure continued highway safety and
accessibility to the leisure uses within the wider International Sports Village (ISV), a
‘Grampian’ planning condition is therefore imposed requiring the replacement of the
displaced car parking spaces elsewhere within the ISV.
This mitigation is considered deliverable and enforceable, because the Council, as the
landowner, has the authority and flexibility to allocate alternative land for replacement
car parking provision (with consideration already having been given by Estates to such
requirement). The condition will require the Council to ensure alternative public car
parking spaces are available elsewhere within the ISV prior to commencement of
development, and that such provision is retained.
Page 45:
Pre-commencement Conditions
3 Replacement Parking Provision
No development shall commence until replacement car parking spaces equivalent
to those to be lost as a result of the development, have been provided and made
available for public use in accordance with a scheme of replacement car parking
that shall first have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local
Planning Authority.
The scheme shall identify the location, layout, and number of replacement spaces
within the wider International Sports Village (ISV), and shall include details of
access, management, and timescales for delivery.
The approved replacement car parking shall thereafter be retained and available
for public use in accordance with the approved details, or in accordance with any
subsequent/ amended/ alternative scheme of replacement car parking that may
have been submitted to and approved in writing under this condition.
So, CC 'must' replace the 285 parking spaces 'before' this development can commence.
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Email received from the club today
Match Night Parking – What You Need to Know
Heading to the arena on game night? Here are a few reminders to help make things run smoothly. The Olympian Drive car park opposite the arena is cash only with a £5 fee. Parking adjacent to the arena will open once the former Toys “R” Us site is full. Please note that the Pool Car Park and Empire Way will not be available for parking on match nights.
Cardiff Council staff will be on site to manage traffic around the Vindico Arena, so please work with them to keep everything moving safely.
Match Night Parking – What You Need to Know
Heading to the arena on game night? Here are a few reminders to help make things run smoothly. The Olympian Drive car park opposite the arena is cash only with a £5 fee. Parking adjacent to the arena will open once the former Toys “R” Us site is full. Please note that the Pool Car Park and Empire Way will not be available for parking on match nights.
Cardiff Council staff will be on site to manage traffic around the Vindico Arena, so please work with them to keep everything moving safely.