Controversial plans to transform historic Cardiff church thrown out

NewsLatest Wales NewsCardiff CouncilThe plans have been put before the council three times19:31, 04 Sep 2026Controversial plans to transform an old church in a leafy Cardiff neighbourhood into shops, a cafe, and workspaces have been thrown out. In its third time before Cardiff Council’s planning committee a proposal to transform Rainbow Bargains, in the old Methodist church in Wellfield Road in Roath, into a mixed-use development have been refused due to councillors believing it would have “an unacceptably overbearing and unneighbourly impact on the amenities of the adjacent occupants”.‌In the July meeting to discuss the proposal a local campaigner against the development, Tom Satchell, said the extension would present a “clear view” into his living room and that was “enough of a reason to