Newport South planning approval rate
Newport South ward in Telford & Wrekin has a 96.6% approval rate based on 118 planning decisions. Telford & Wrekin overall: 92.1%.
Last updated: September 2026
96.6%
ward approval rate
118
Decisions
114
Approved
4
Refused
92.1%
Telford & Wrekin average
Newport South sits slightly above the Telford & Wrekin average, with a 4.5 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Newport South compares
Newport South ward
96.6%
Telford & Wrekin overall
92.1%
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Recent decisions in Newport South
TWC/2025/0814
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension · 21/01/2026
TWC/2025/0765
Installation of 3no. replacement windows, 8no. replacement doors and the repair · 17/12/2025
TWC/2025/0617
Installation of 1no. rooflight · 29/10/2025
TWC/2025/0583
Erection of a single storey rear extension, conversion of garage into habitable · 15/10/2025
TWC/2025/0560
Change of use from agricultural machinery sales and repairs (Use Class E(a)) to · 09/10/2025
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Other wards in Telford & Wrekin
Ironbridge Gorge (93.8%)
Wrockwardine (89.9%)
Church Aston and Lilleshall (91.3%)
Hadley and Leegomery (92.6%)
Madeley and Sutton Hill (92.0%)
Horsehay and Lightmoor (93.2%)
Ercall Magna (92.8%)
The Nedge (94.9%)
Edgmond (94.3%)
Muxton (92.0%)
Oakengates and Ketley Bank (88.8%)
Wrockwardine Wood and Trench (92.7%)