Land North Of White Hart House West Market Street Newport South Wales Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Change of use from office (Class B1) to community centre (Class D1) to provide educational mentoring and community welfare services Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
31 Jul 2026
✓
Approved
24 Sept 2026

Approved on 24 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
Lower Dock Street 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.
Also on the record
5 listed buildings within 150 m; Special area of conservation 435 m away: River Usk / Afon Wysg; SSSI 435 m away: River Usk (Lower Usk) / Afon Wysg (Wysg Isaf); Air quality management area 74 m away: Newport - George Street AQMA 2018.
Not affected
No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Ward
Pillgwenlly
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted with Conditions
Decision date
24 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
IAM Architecture

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 60% of changes of use here are.

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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

65 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15123590
Planning Portal ref
PP-15123590
Env. assessment
No