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67: 20: 85:(CBDC), using a PFI scheme that will cost taxpayers £189 million over 25 years. There was a commitment to provide at least 356,000 sq ft of commercial office space. Initial stages were completed by October 2000 (when Lloyd George Avenue was officially opened). When CBDC was wound up in 2000 the project became the responsibility of the Welsh Development Agency. 96:. It was rejected because of the risks associated with a complex PFI scheme. There were also concerns the site would be too small and dominated by traffic. In March 2000, there was a three-month suspension and review of the project, in which Bute Square was one of three alternative locations considered; the preferred location continued to be in Cardiff Bay next to the 148:
In January 2011 it was announced that Callaghan Square could become the site for a new convention centre. In March 2011 a report revealed plans to re-route the roads and junctions surrounding the square, possibly replacing the Herbert Street railway bridge, removing the road to the north of the
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A new commercial office scheme was also developed on the square by property company MEPC. The first phase, a 145,000 sq ft office building completed by 2002, was named
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was relocated to Bute Square in 2000. The statue was originally created in 1853 and stood in front of the old town hall.
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square and adding a dedicated bus lane. The work was expected to start within 12–18 months.
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Treasury reveals Cardiff's Lloyd George Avenue set to cost taxpayers up to £189m
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Cardiff Bay was developed in the 1990s. A new public square and new link road,
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statue of the John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute
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Case Study: Lloyd George Avenue and Callaghan Square
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Tory AM claims name change could hamper development
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Welsh
Cardiff
Wales
Private Finance Initiative
central Cardiff
Cardiff Bay

Statue of the 2nd Marquess of Bute
Lloyd George Avenue
Cardiff Bay Development Corporation
Senedd
Pierhead Building
Senedd
statue of the John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute
UK Prime Minister
Cardiff South and Penarth
MP
Lord Callaghan
Treasury reveals Cardiff's Lloyd George Avenue set to cost taxpayers up to £189m


Case Study: Lloyd George Avenue and Callaghan Square
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UK Government Web Archive
"Accommodation Arrangements for the National Assembly for Wales"
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"Accommodation Arrangements for the National Assembly for Wales"
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