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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1,111 approved · 276 refused · 43 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Old Cowshed Bowdens Lane Penhow Newport NP26 3AA
Received 5 Sept 202541 Melfort Road Newport South Wales NP20 3FP
Received 29 Aug 202564 George Street Newport South Wales NP20 2AA
Received 8 Sept 202546 The Coldra Newport NP18 2LR
Received 8 Sept 2025Land At Uskmouth Power Station West Nash Road Nash Newport NP18 2BZ
Received 8 Sept 202520 Bridge Street Newport NP20 4AN
Received 8 Sept 202520 Bridge Street Newport NP20 4AN
Received 8 Sept 2025Plot 5 Site Of 21 St Mellons Road Marshfield Cardiff South Wales
Received 9 Sept 2025Pillmawr Barn Pillmawr Road Newport South Wales NP18 3QZ
Received 9 Sept 2025Land North Of And Adjacent To St Mary's Church Church Lane Marshfield Cardiff South Wales
Received 9 Sept 2025West Of England Hotel 42 Mill Parade Newport NP20 2JS
Received 10 Sept 2025Land Adjacent To And South Of Matalan Newport Retail Park Spytty Road Newport South Wales
Received 10 Sept 2025St Marys Roman Catholic Primary School Queens Hill Newport NP20 5HJ
Received 10 Sept 2025147 Risca Road Newport South Wales NP20 3PP
Received 5 Sept 2025Wentworth Hills Stelvio Park Drive Newport NP20 3EL
Received 10 Sept 2025Celtic Technology Centre Celtic Way Celtic Lakes Newport NP10 8BE
Received 11 Sept 2025Caerleon Comprehensive School Cold Bath Road Caerleon Newport South Wales NP18 1NF
Received 11 Sept 2025274 Corporation Road Newport South Wales NP19 0DZ
Received 11 Sept 2025Garthside Old Roman Road Langstone Newport NP18 1JQ
Received 11 Sept 2025Land West Of 1 Kings Wall Drive Newport South Wales
Received 11 Sept 2025Land To South And West Of Cul De Sac At Marryat Walk Newport NP20 3LJ
Received 11 Sept 202527 Backhall Street Caerleon Newport NP18 1AR
Received 12 Sept 2025School House Michaelstone Road Michaelston-Y-Fedw Cardiff CF3 6XS
Received 12 Sept 2025Orchard House 11A Norman Street Caerleon Newport South Wales
Received 12 Sept 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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