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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Wales · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Newport City Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
1,111 approved · 276 refused · 43 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Aug 2022 to 22 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Welsh Government / DataMapWales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Civic Centre Godfrey Road Newport South Wales NP20 4UR
Received 2 Apr 20254 Pontymason Close Rogerstone Newport NP10 9HG
Received 3 Apr 2025Land To The Rear Of 29 Robertson Way Newport South Wales
Received 3 Apr 2025145 Christchurch Road Newport NP19 7SB
Received 4 Apr 2025Kia-Ora Goldcroft Common Caerleon Newport South Wales NP18 1BE
Received 4 Apr 2025Kingsway Centre John Frost Square Newport South Wales
Received 3 Apr 2025Unit 10 To 11 Port Road Maesglas Retail Park Newport South Wales NP20 2NS
Received 4 Apr 2025Bethesda Baptist Church Cefn Road Rogerstone Newport South Wales
Received 5 Apr 2025110-111 Commercial Road Newport NP20 2GW
Received 5 Apr 2025Oakfields Nurseries Lighthouse Road Newport NP10 8SF
Received 7 Apr 2025Newport High School, Active Living Centre Bettws Lane Newport NP20 7YB
Received 7 Apr 202588 Caerleon Road Newport NP19 7BY
Received 7 Apr 2025New Holdings Chapel Lane Llandevaud Newport NP18 2AF
Received 7 Apr 2025Darew Lodge Road Caerleon Newport NP18 3QX
Received 8 Apr 2025White Gates Outfall Lane St Brides Wentlooge Newport NP10 8SS
Received 9 Apr 202518 Southville Road Newport NP20 4LT
Received 10 Apr 2025Land East Of Star Trading Estate Star Trading Estate Caerleon Newport South Wales
Received 8 Apr 2025Brynglas House Brynglas Road Newport South Wales NP20 5QU
Received 10 Apr 2025Sainsburys Goldcroft Common Caerleon Newport NP18 1BE
Received 10 Apr 202519 Victoria Avenue Newport NP19 8GF
Received 10 Apr 2025Cobblers Pitch Old Roman Road Langstone Newport NP18 2JU
Received 11 Apr 20251 - 3 Chartist Tower Upper Dock Street Newport South Wales NP20 1DX
Received 11 Apr 202576 High Cross Road Rogerstone Newport NP10 9AD
Received 11 Apr 202525 Goodrich Grove Newport NP10 8SY
Received 11 Apr 2025Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Wales differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Newport City Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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