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202 Stow Hill Newport NP20 4HB

25/1037FullRefused

Refused on 18 February 2026

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

RETROSPECTIVE PLANNING PERMISSION FOR TIMBER BOUNDARY FENCE

Received
30 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Stow Hill
  1. Received30 Nov
  2. Validated31 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided18 Feb

Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 202 Stow Hill Newport NP20 4HB. Newport has handled 1,072 applications of this type. This one was decided in 80 days, 3 weeks longer than Newport's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 689 applications in total for the NP20 postcode area.

79% of full applications at Newport City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The development has a significant adverse impact on interests of acknowledged importance, namely visual amenity of the streetscene and Stow Park Conservation Area, by reason of the design, height, location and extent of fencing. The development is dominant and incongruous to the detriment of the appearance of the area and verdant character of Stow Hill and Caerau Road. The development does not preserve or enhance the Conservation Area and causes demonstrable harm to the setting contrary to the Stow Park Conservation Area Appraisal. The proposal is contrary to Policy GP6 and CE7 of the Local Development Plan for Newport 2011-2026 (Adopted January 2015), The Historic Environment Act (Wales) 2023, and Technical Advice Note 24: The Historic Environment.
  2. The development would have a significant adverse impact upon interests of acknowledged importance, namely insufficient information has been submitted for a green infrastructure statement and biodiversity enhancements. The application as submitted holds insufficient information to demonstrate PPW 12's Stepwise Approach and an overall net benefit for biodiversity to the detriment of ecological networks and features of importance for biodiversity contrary to Policy GP5 Newport Local Development Plan (2011-2026), Planning Policy Wales 12, Policy 9 of Future Wales , and Technical advice note (TAN) 5: nature conservation and planning.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
NP20 4HB
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 December 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14529167
Comments
0
Documents
19
Constraints
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Newport

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