Chartist Tower 6 Upper Dock Street Newport South Wales Data via plota.co.uk

25/0906 - Full Approved

Proposal

Change of use from A1 retail to a mixed A1 and A3 use Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Oct 2025
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Validated
13 Nov 2025
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Approved
8 Jan 2026

Approved on 8 Jan 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Barclay's Bank
List entry 23106 · 20 m away · 20 more listed buildings within 150 m (20 Grade II)
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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Cadw ↗
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 ↗
Special area of conservation 182 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.
Conservation area 0 m away: (Newport) Town Centre
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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.
SSSI 182 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.
Not affected
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.

Building

Floor area1,345 m² (14,477 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 64)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2021, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Newport
Application type
Full
Postcode
NP20 1DW
Received
20 Oct 2025
Validated
13 Nov 2025
Ward
Stow Hill
Case officer
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Decision
Granted with Conditions
Decision date
8 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 58 days. Approved, as 74% of full applications here are.

47%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
5%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Newport in the last twelve months, from validation. Newport decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.