138 - 140 Commercial Street Newport South Wales NP20 1LN Data via plota.co.uk

25/0850 - Discharge Conditions Approved

Proposal

Partial discharge of condition 8 (window details) and condition 9 (fenestration material, rainwater goods, services plan and external elevations) of for conversion, extension and partial change of use of existing Commercial buildings, to create 13 no. flats along with associated refuse, recycling and cycle storage facilities Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Oct 2025
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Approved
6 Feb 2026

Approved on 6 Feb 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 4

(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.
9 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 46 Commercial Street, Grade II, 36 m away · 9 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.
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Special area of conservation 288 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.
Also on the record
SSSI 288 m away: River Usk (Lower Usk) / Afon Wysg (Wysg Isaf).
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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
Discharge Conditions
Postcode
NP20 1LN
Received
8 Oct 2025
Validated
8 Oct 2025
Ward
Stow Hill
Case officer
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Decision
Approved
Decision date
6 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Peter George Town Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 121 days from validation, 71 days slower than Newport's median of 50 for discharge of conditions. Approved, as 97% of discharge of conditions here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
193decided in the last year

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

Public comments

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Last counted 10 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14354408
Planning Portal ref
PP-14354408
Env. assessment
No