Plans a new housing site just outside of Cardiff that will be made up of hundreds of homes has taken another step forward.

Persimmon Homes, the developers behind The Parish housing estate in Capel Llanilltern, have confirmed Cardiff Council has approved the next stage of their scheme.

This, they said, will involve the construction of 167 new homes and a 'local centre' made up of 19,000 square metres of commercial space.

The Parish has been under development for about six years and promises to eventually deliver 1,500 homes.

Construction on the latest phase approved by Cardiff Council is expected to commence in the autumn and developers say the first homes will be ready for occupation in the second half of 2026.

Persimmon Homes East Wales managing director, Lee Hawker, said: "Persimmon

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