Land Formerly Known As Whitehead Works Mendalgief Road Newport South Wales Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of a 66no. Bedroom care home (use Class C2) for older people with associated access, parking , landscaping and ancillary buildings Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 14 Jan 2026 · Committee · Last checked 12 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Newport Planning Committee on 14 Jan 2026.
Approved
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
- The proposal was presented as a major planning application.
- The application was for a 66-bedroom care home with access, parking, landscaping and ancillary buildings.
- The application was granted with conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Newport's committee minutes, Newport Planning Committee minutes, 14 January 2026 .
Site constraints 2
Checked on 12 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
How this decision compares
Decided in 121 days from validation, 64 days slower than Newport's median of 57 for full applications. Approved, as 74% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Newport in the last twelve months, from validation. Newport decision record →
Public comments
104 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14022145
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14022145
- Env. assessment
- No
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