100 Somerton Road Newport South Wales NP19 0JX Data via plota.co.uk

26/0112 - Full Refused

Proposal

Proposed change of use to children's day nursery (D1) (resubmission) Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Aug 2026, 08:54

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Application progress

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Received

12 Feb 2026

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Validated

13 May 2026

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Committee

5 Aug 2026

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Refused

5 Aug 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 5 Aug 2026 · Committee · Last checked 8 Aug 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Newport Planning Committee on 5 Aug 2026.

Refused

As officers recommended.

Officers advised refusal because of neighbouring noise, parking pressure and unresolved flood risk.
Six neighbours supported the nursery, while the ward councillor spoke in favour.
The committee refused the application after it was called in by Councillor Peterson.

Read how the committee decided The proposed nursery, site history, officers’ concerns, consultation responses and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Newport's committee minutes of 5 Aug 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 1

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea

High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.

Flood map ↗

Not affected

No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council: Newport
Application type: Full
Postcode: NP19 0JX
Received: 12 Feb 2026
Validated: 13 May 2026
Ward: Liswerry
Case officer: Show
Decision: Refused
Decision date: 5 Aug 2026
Decision level: Committee
Applicant: Show
Agent: K W Dorrington Architectural Associates

How this decision compares

Decided in 84 days from validation, 28 days slower than Newport's median of 56 for changes of use. Refused, as 40% of changes of use here are.

This one84d

Council56d

UK56d

56%decided within 8 weeks

60%approved

8%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Newport in the last twelve months, from validation. Newport decision record →