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Future developments

Cardiff has changed dramatically in the last ten years. The Cardiff Bay waterfront, the Millennium Stadium, the Brewery Quarter, luxury hotels, award winning restaurants, gastro-bars, designer shops - all have appeared within the last decade. But Cardiff's development is far from over, and billions of pounds are being spent on projects that will further transform the city and region.

St David's 2 development

St David's 2 is Cardiff's fantastic new city centre retail development opening in 2009. It's a £675m private investment and will include over 100 new stores, 21 cafes, bars & restaurants, enhanced public spaces, a modernisation of the existing St David's Shopping Centre and 304 luxury residential apartments. The development will provide Cardiff with a new Central Library, a 4-storey John Lewis department store and 4000 jobs in retail and leisure. For more information visit www.stdavids2.com

International Sports Village (ISV)

This major £700 million project in Cardiff Bay will further enhance Cardiff's reputation as a sporting city. The development will feature a 50m swimming pool which has recently opened, a real snow ski dome, a sports arena that will host ice hockey, gymnastics, judo and other sports; casinos, restaurants, hotels and a 400ft viewing tower that will offer views across South Wales and the Bristol Channel. www.cardiffsportsvillage.co.uk

White Water Centre

As part of the International Sports Village a 250m Olympic standard canoe slalom centre will open in 2008. The £8.4m centre is expected to attract 50,000 users per year for white water rafting, canoeing and kayaking. www.cardiffsportsvillage.co.uk

Cardiff Castle Interpretation Centre

A 15 year conservation project began in Cardiff Castle in 2000. As part of that project an interpretation centre opened on 1 March 2008. Here visitors are able to learn more about the 2000 years of history on the site. Future developments will improve disabled access to the castle and the North gate will be reopened, allowing free access to the castle green. Find out more on www.cardiffcastle.com

Cardiff FC

Cardiff City FC stadium

A new 30,000 seat stadium for Cardiff City Football Club is expected to be completed by late 2008 on the site of the old Leckwith althletics stadium. The development will also include a retail park and a new athletics stadium. For more information click here.

Cardiff Museum

A free museum telling the story of Cardiff, is set to open in the old library in the Hayes in 2010. The museum will feature stories, objects, photographs and film telling the history of Cardiff through the eyes of those who created the city – its people. For more information visit www.cardiffmuseum.com

Sophia Gardens Cricket Ground

A £9.5m redevelopment of Sophia Gardens, home of Glamorgan Cricket Club, will transform the venue from a 5500 capacity to a 15,643 seater stadium. Work is expected to be completed by Spring 2008, in time for a one day International between England and S.Africa in August 2008, and an Ashes Test Match in 2009. www.glamorgancricket.com

City Centre developments

Cardiff Councils city centre development plans for 2007-2010 include redeveloping Central Square, including a new bus station, restricting access to St Mary Street to only buses and taxis and widening the pavements, and improving links between the city centre and Cardiff Bay. More details of the plans are available at www.cardiff.gov.uk/ccs

National Museum Cardiff

A major programme of redevelopment work is taking place at National Museum Cardiff during 2007 and 2008. New archaeology galleries will open in December 2007 as Origins: In Search of Early Wales. The first phase of the art gallery redevelopment, which will eventually see the whole of the first floor of the Museum dedicated to art, will open in November 2007, with further galleries re-opening in 2008. Find out more on www.museumwales.ac.uk

Sleeperz Hotel

A new 77 room hotel is set to built on a site next to Cardiff Station. The five storey Sleeperz hotel will have rooms available for around £65 per night and is scheduled to open in June 2008.

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