Planning application
Liberty Steel Corporation Road Newport NP19 4XE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF EXISTING INDUSTRIAL BUILDING (USE CLASS B2) TO DATA CENTRE (USE CLASS B8) INCLUDING RECLADDING OF EXTERNAL ELEVATIONS, INSTALLATION OF ASSOCIATED PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, AND ANCILLARY WORKS
As published by the council, reference 25/0983
Application record
- Reference
- 25/0983
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted with Conditions
- Received
- 14 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 26 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 26 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Llanwern
- Parish
- Nash Community Council
- Decision by
- Committee
- Postcode
- NP19 4XE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Newport register
This site has had 4 applications since 2016: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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26/0241 Granted
Liberty Steel Corporation Road Newport NP19 4XE
ENGINEERING WORKS TO CONSTRUCT RAISED BUND AND ACCESS RAMP AROUND APPROVED DATA CENTRE TO A CREST OF APPROXIMATELY 9.75M AOD, PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF A BUILDING, THE IMPORTATION OF FILL MATERIAL TO CREATE THE BUND & RAMP, SURFACING WORKS AND ALTERATIONS TO BUILDING ELEVATIONS TO ACCOMMODATE LEVEL CHANGES
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26/0191 Granted
Liberty Steel Corporation Road Newport NP19 4XE
OUTLINE PLANNING APPLICATION FOR THE CREATION OF A SECURE COMPOUND AND THE INSTALLATION OF EXTERNAL PLANT AND EQUIPMENT TO CREATE A MODULAR DATA CENTRE TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT AND STRUCTURES, ENGINEERING OPERATIONS, STAFF ACCOMMODATION AND ASSOCIATED WORKS
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16/0609 Granted
Liberty Steel Corporation Road Newport NP19 4XE
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE CONSENT FOR THE STORAGE OF 25000 TONNES OF PETROCHEMICALS AT LIBERTY STEEL (FORMERLY ALPHA STEEL)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Nov 2025
Received by Newport
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26 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Granted with Conditions
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28 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Egniol Agent, registered in Manchester
Dissolved · incorporated 2001 · Manchester
2 applications on PlanIndex
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Newport granted permission on 26 March 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within five years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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