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1,111 approved · 276 refused · 43 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
24 Park End Langstone Newport NP18 2NB
Received 12 Sept 202520-24 Clarence Place Newport NP19 0AE
Received 12 Sept 2025Land And Buildings Encompassing 30 To 34 Clarence Place Newport South Wales
Received 12 Sept 202521 Cot Farm Circle Newport NP19 9JR
Received 13 Sept 2025633 Chepstow Road Newport NP19 9BN
Received 15 Sept 202531 Charles Street Newport NP20 1JT
Received 15 Sept 202527 Backhall Street Caerleon Newport NP18 1AR
Received 15 Sept 20252 Livingstone Place Newport South Wales
Received 15 Sept 2025Land At Sorrel Drive Coltsfoot Close And Comfrey Close Newport South Wales
Received 9 Sept 20254 Amelia Close Newport South Wales NP19 0LU
Received 8 Sept 2025Ringland Centre Ringland Circle Newport South Wales
Received 17 Sept 2025Cefn Eglwys Michaelstone Road Michaelston-Y-Fedw Cardiff CF3 6XS
Received 17 Sept 2025Llanwern Works Queensway Llanwern Newport South Wales NP19 4QZ
Received 10 Sept 2025Museum And Central Library 4 John Frost Square Newport South Wales NP20 1PA
Received 9 Sept 2025St Stephens Vicarage Adeline Street Newport South Wales NP20 2HA
Received 17 Sept 2025Fairfield Station Road Caerleon Newport NP18 1NH
Received 18 Sept 202535 Liscombe Street Newport NP19 0HQ
Received 18 Sept 2025The Old Cowshed Bowdens Lane Penhow Newport South Wales NP26 3AA
Received 18 Sept 2025J W Bowkett Electrical Installations Ltd Factory Road Newport NP20 5FA
Received 18 Sept 202514 Richmond Road Newport NP19 7GG
Received 19 Sept 2025Eveswell Community Centre Eveswell Street Newport NP19 8EP
Received 19 Sept 20255 Copper Grove Rogerstone Newport NP10 9NG
Received 21 Sept 2025Glyn Dwr 6 Station Road Caerleon Newport NP18 1NH
Received 21 Sept 2025The Long House Blacksmiths Way Coedkernew Newport NP10 8TR
Received 22 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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