Newport planning approval rate

Newport council approved 90.0% of planning applications and refused 10.0%, based on 4,824 decisions analysed. Ranked 99th out of 221 councils for strictness.

Last updated: March 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present

90.0%

overall approval rate

4,824

Decisions analysed

4,342

Approved

482

Refused

Wards covered

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Approval rate by application type

Different application types have different approval rates in Newport. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.

Discharge of Conditions (1,636 decided)

96.9%

Full (1,593 decided)

84.2%

Other (625 decided)

85.6%

Certificate of Lawfulness (347 decided)

86.2%

Trees (279 decided)

98.2%

Advertisement (273 decided)

90.8%

Prior Approval (46 decided)

89.1%

Listed Building (25 decided)

68.0%

Approval rate by project type

These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Newport — mined from 4,824 proposal descriptions.

Garage / Parking (839 decided)

87.7%

Rear Extension (643 decided)

90.0%

New Build (398 decided)

88.9%

Extension (General) (393 decided)

92.4%

Side Extension (375 decided)

83.2%

Change of Use (Residential) (239 decided)

80.3%

Conservatory (186 decided)

93.5%

Dormer (180 decided)

76.7%

Outbuilding (132 decided)

88.6%

Loft Conversion (89 decided)

83.1%

Front Extension (86 decided)

72.1%

Wraparound Extension (52 decided)

78.8%

HMO (38 decided)

68.4%

Annex (38 decided)

89.5%

Hip-to-Gable Conversion (27 decided)

88.9%

Flat Conversion (24 decided)

62.5%

Basement (11 decided)

90.9%

Approval rate by ward

Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Newport. Click any ward for detailed statistics.

Caerleon (489 decided)

87.5%

Liswerry (431 decided)

92.1%

Bishton And Langstone (410 decided)

87.8%

Tredegar Park And Marshfield (350 decided)

91.4%

Allt-yr-Yn (339 decided)

88.5%

Stow Hill (339 decided)

91.4%

Llanwern (315 decided)

92.7%

Rogerstone North (275 decided)

91.3%

Pillgwenlly (261 decided)

92.3%

Graig (224 decided)

89.3%

Gaer (182 decided)

94.0%

St Julians (160 decided)

88.1%

Victoria (160 decided)

83.8%

Malpas (158 decided)

87.3%

Beechwood (136 decided)

80.1%

Ringland (134 decided)

94.8%

Alway (121 decided)

90.9%

Shaftesbury (106 decided)

89.6%

Bettws (80 decided)

93.8%

Rogerstone West (49 decided)

91.8%

Wards in Newport

Caerleon

87.5% approval · 489 decisions

Liswerry

92.1% approval · 431 decisions

Bishton And Langstone

87.8% approval · 410 decisions

Tredegar Park And Marshfield

91.4% approval · 350 decisions

Allt-yr-Yn

88.5% approval · 339 decisions

Stow Hill

91.4% approval · 339 decisions

Llanwern

92.7% approval · 315 decisions

Rogerstone North

91.3% approval · 275 decisions

Pillgwenlly

92.3% approval · 261 decisions

Graig

89.3% approval · 224 decisions

Gaer

94.0% approval · 182 decisions

St Julians

88.1% approval · 160 decisions

Victoria

83.8% approval · 160 decisions

Malpas

87.3% approval · 158 decisions

Beechwood

80.1% approval · 136 decisions

Ringland

94.8% approval · 134 decisions

Alway

90.9% approval · 121 decisions

Shaftesbury

89.6% approval · 106 decisions

Bettws

93.8% approval · 80 decisions

Rogerstone West

91.8% approval · 49 decisions

Recent comparable decisions

The most recent residential planning decisions in Newport, showing how the council decides real applications.

26/0104

LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE FOR PROPOSED GARAGE CONVERSION · Rogerstone North · Thu 05 Mar 2026

Approved

26/0096

DEMOLITION OF ATTACHED GARAGE AND CONSTRUCTION TO TWO GROUND FLOOR SIDE EXTENSIO · Rogerstone North · Thu 05 Mar 2026

Refused

26/0039

REMOVAL OF EXISTING GLAZED DOORS AND WINDOWS AND REPLACEMENT WITH CLADDING AND R · Liswerry · Thu 05 Mar 2026

Approved

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