Cardiff Council and Vale of Glamorgan Council have partnered with Lovell Partnerships to deliver a major housing scheme across Cardiff and the Vale.
The partnership will build around 2,500 homes on 25 sites, including 1,600 new council homes.
The project covers both affordable and market-sale homes.
Leader of Cardiff Council, Councillor Huw Thomas, said: “This partnership marks a new era for housing delivery in Cardiff and the Vale.
“By working together with our colleagues in the Vale of Glamorgan and Lovell, we are demonstrating our shared commitment to tackling housing needs and building thriving, inclusive communities.
“The scale and ambition of this programme will not only provide much-needed affordable homes but also support local economies and deliver new community facilities.”
Thomas added: “It’s a proud moment for Cardiff and a significant step forward in our work to ensure everyone has access to a good-quality home.”
Cabinet Member for Housing and Communities, Councillor Lynda Thorne, said: “We are delighted to launch this innovative partnership, which will deliver thousands of new homes and transform neighbourhoods across Cardiff and the Vale.
“Our focus is on creating places where people want to live—places that are sustainable, well-connected, and offer opportunities for everyone.
“This scheme is about more than just bricks and mortar – it’s about investing in people, supporting wellbeing, and building a better future for our residents.”
Leader of Vale of Glamorgan Council, Councillor Lis Burnett, said: “This is an exciting partnership arrangement that will see a large number of houses delivered across Cardiff and the Vale.
“They will be energy efficient and built sustainably, which aligns perfectly with the Vale of Glamorgan Council’s Project Zero Commitment to become carbon neutral by 2030.
“A large proportion will also be council homes, following on from previous house-building schemes to meet growing demand for this type of property.”
Cabinet Member for Public Sector Housing and Tenant Engagement at Vale, Councillor Sandra Perkes, said: “The Vale of Glamorgan Council recently completed work on a council-housing development on Hayeswood Road in Barry, which came after the delivery of similar projects Llys Llechwedd Jenner, Lon y Felin Wynt and Clos Holm View.
“We are committed to providing everyone with safe, modern places to live and this partnership will help us realise that aim.”
James Duffett, regional managing director at Lovell, said: “We are delighted to be partnering with Cardiff Council and Vale of Glamorgan Council to deliver this major housing investment programme.
“Over the next decade, we will be working together to deliver thousands of much-needed new homes and community infrastructure, support local businesses and to create hundreds of new jobs for local people.
“This project will be the perfect example of how collaborative working can create real benefits for communities.”
Duffett added: “We are looking forward to pooling together our expertise and transforming these brownfield sites into thriving, sustainable places where people can live, work and grow.”
The partnership will also deliver new community facilities, commercial spaces and wellbeing centres.
The plan includes a mix of projects, such as 11 homes at the former New Penn pub site in Llanedeyrn and larger schemes like the Gasworks and The Mole on Barry waterfront.
In Cardiff, 17 sites have been identified across Llanedeyrn, Splott, Butetown, Llanishen, St Mellons, Canton, Riverside, Grangetown, and Gabalfa.
The Gasworks site in Grangetown will provide 500 homes and Atlantic Wharf in Butetown will deliver 400 homes.
Construction will start soon at the former New Penn pub site and land next to St Teilo’s High School in Llanedeyrn.
In the Vale, eight sites are planned, mainly in Barry, Penarth and Llantwit Major. Key projects include the Penarth Older Persons Village, Hayeswood Road Phase 2, and redevelopments at Pencoedtre High School and Eagleswell Road.
The Broad Street Clinic and Gladstone Road site will provide 80 homes, a new medical facility and a social care hub.
Cardiff Council will deliver 59% affordable homes while Vale of Glamorgan Council will deliver 75% affordable homes as part of the scheme.
The aim is to support local housing needs and help communities across the region.
