2 - 4 Skinner Street Newport South Wales NP20 1GY Data via plota.co.uk

25/1062 - Full Refused

Proposal

Change of use from retail unit to private hire taxi office Data via plota.co.uk

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

Application progress

✓

Received

9 Dec 2025

✓

Validated

6 Jan 2026

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Refused

26 Feb 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 26 Feb 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 6

24 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: Highbury Chambers, Grade II, about 8 m from the postcode pin · 24 Grade II

The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

Show all 24 with distances

8 mHighbury ChambersGrade II
43 m31, 32, 33 High Street, including 2a & 2-4 Skinner StreetGrade II
46 m27-30 High Street (Consecutive and including 27a)Grade II
57 mNos 1-8 (Consecutive)Grade II
71 mNewport MarketGrade II
73 m34&35 High StreetGrade II
88 mLetter Box outside Westgate HotelGrade II
89 mHSBC (formerly Midland Bank)Grade II
93 mPedestal & Statue of Sir Charles MorganGrade II
94 m13 Commercial StreetGrade II
95 mNational Westminster Bank (including Nos.2 & 4 Cambrian Road)Grade II
97 m41-43 High StreetGrade II
99 mWestgate HotelGrade II
101 mCentral Chambers (Former Gas Showrooms)Grade II
109 m174 Commercial StreetGrade II
109 mBarclay's BankGrade II
112 mWestgate Chambers/Westgate Buildings (Nos.170-173 Consecutive)Grade II
116 mNewport ArcadeGrade II
117 m46-47 High StreetGrade II
117 mLamb PHGrade II
128 mMarket Arcade, including entrance blocks in Market Street & High StreetGrade II
135 mTredegar ChambersGrade II
139 mSt Mary's Catholic Infant School (St Mary's Institute)Grade II
149 mChurch of St MaryGrade II

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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 ↗

(Newport) Town Centre conservation area

Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.

The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.

Special area of conservation about 154 m away: River Usk / Afon Wysg

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

SSSI about 154 m away: River Usk (Lower Usk) / Afon Wysg (Wysg Isaf)

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

Also on the record

Scheduled monument about 248 m away: Newport Castle.

Checked on 3 November 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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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