Understanding planning · 13 min read
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1,111 approved · 276 refused · 43 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Development Plots 11 To 14 Monks Ditch Drive Indurent Park Newport South Wales
Received 2 Jul 202548 The Shires Marshfield Cardiff CF3 2AZ
Received 2 Jul 20256 Wentwood Road Caerleon Newport NP18 3RU
Received 3 Jul 2025The Tom Toya Lewis 108 - 110 Commercial Street Newport South Wales NP20 1LW
Received 2 Jul 2025Civic Centre Godfrey Road Newport South Wales NP20 4UR
Received 2 Jul 2025Site Of Former 153 Commercial Road Newport South Wales
Received 4 Jul 2025Bridge Buildings 1A Godfrey Road Newport South Wales NP20 4NX
Received 4 Jul 2025Land To The South And East Of Celtic Way Celtic Lakes Newport South Wales
Received 4 Jul 20255 Vicarage Close Bassaleg Newport NP10 8NB
Received 7 Jul 2025The Old Post Office 2 Tregarn Road Langstone Newport NP18 2JS
Received 7 Jul 202524 Allt-Yr-Yn Avenue Newport NP20 5DB
Received 8 Jul 202513 Caerau Crescent Newport NP20 4HG
Received 8 Jul 20258 Feering Street Newport NP19 0DU
Received 8 Jul 2025The Priory Hotel High Street Caerleon Newport NP18 1AG
Received 8 Jul 2025School House High Street Caerleon Newport NP18 1AZ
Received 8 Jul 20252 Queens Close Newport NP20 5FG
Received 8 Jul 202519 Broadwood Close Newport NP19 9LR
Received 8 Jul 2025St Woolos Primary School Stow Hill Newport South Wales NP20 4DW
Received 8 Jul 20255 Glanwern Rise Newport NP19 9BS
Received 9 Jul 2025Anderley Lodge 216 Stow Hill Newport NP20 4HA
Received 9 Jul 202530 Aberthaw Road Newport NP19 9QP
Received 10 Jul 2025Wynot Lower Road Llandevaud Newport NP18 2AE
Received 10 Jul 202572 Cefn Road Rogerstone Newport NP10 9AS
Received 10 Jul 20251 Station Road Caerleon Newport South Wales NP18 1NH
Received 10 Jul 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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