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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1,111 approved · 276 refused · 43 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Willows Old Roman Road Langstone Newport NP18 2JU
Received 3 Feb 202627 St Brides Gardens Newport NP20 3AU
Received 3 Feb 2026Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Teyrnon Brynglas Drive Newport South Wales NP20 5QS
Received 2 Feb 2026Welfare Ground, Unit Known As The Glade Cafe Tregwilym Road Rogerstone Newport NP10 9EQ
Received 3 Feb 2026Land At Uskmouth Power Station West Nash Road Nash Newport South Wales
Received 3 Feb 20267 Stow Park Circle Newport NP20 4HE
Received 3 Feb 20269 Welsh Oak Way Rogerstone Newport NP10 9NS
Received 3 Feb 2026Solutia Uk Ltd Traston Road Newport NP19 4XF
Received 4 Feb 2026Stow Park Lawn Tennis Club Woodville Road Newport NP20 4JB
Received 4 Feb 202619 The Uplands Rogerstone Newport South Wales NP10 9FA
Received 2 Feb 20266 Mulcaster Avenue Newport NP19 4NP
Received 5 Feb 2026137 Melfort Road Newport NP20 3FS
Received 5 Feb 2026112 Cambrian Inn, Managers Accommodation Commercial Road Newport NP20 2GW
Received 5 Feb 2026Land Encompassing Long Meadow Court Long Meadow Court Newport South Wales
Received 5 Feb 2026164 Tregwilym Road Rogerstone Newport NP10 9EL
Received 5 Feb 20261 Collier Street Newport South Wales NP19 7AT
Received 5 Feb 2026Mansion House 4 Stow Park Circle Newport South Wales NP20 4HE
Received 4 Feb 20265 Cefn Drive Rogerstone Newport NP10 9AP
Received 6 Feb 202646 Beaufort Road Newport NP19 7NG
Received 6 Feb 20262A Lily Way Rogerstone Newport NP10 9LG
Received 6 Feb 2026Dragon Parc Spytty Boulevard Newport International Sport Village Newport NP19 4RA
Received 6 Feb 2026Felthorpe College Road Caerleon Newport South Wales NP18 3SP
Received 9 Feb 2026Mendalgief Retail Park, Unit 1A Docks Way Newport NP20 2NY
Received 9 Feb 2026Land Formerly Known As Whitehead Works Mendalgief Road Newport South Wales
Received 9 Feb 2026Records 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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