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Liberty Steel Corporation Road Newport NP19 4XE

Granted Newport 26/0191 Outline

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference 26/0191

Application record

Reference
26/0191
Type
Outline
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Granted with Conditions
Received
11 Mar 2026
Validated
19 Mar 2026
Decided
6 Aug 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.

  • 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

    Decided 13 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • 25/0983 Granted

    Liberty Steel Corporation Road Newport NP19 4XE

    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

    Decided 26 Mar 2026 Full applications
  • 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)

    Decided 17 Nov 2016 Other

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Mar 2026

    Received by Newport

  2. 19 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 6 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Granted with Conditions

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

40 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Newport granted permission on 6 August 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.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • Liberty Steel Corporation Road Newport NP19 4XE

    26/0241 Submitted 30 Mar 2026 400 yards away

    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

    Granted Full applications Demolition 32 docs

  • Liberty Steel Corporation Road Newport NP19 4XE

    25/0983 Submitted 14 Nov 2025 400 yards away

    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

    Granted Full applications 44 docs

  • Liberty Steel Corporation Road Newport NP19 4XE

    16/0609 Submitted 9 Jun 2016 0.3 miles away

    HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE CONSENT FOR THE STORAGE OF 25000 TONNES OF PETROCHEMICALS AT LIBERTY STEEL (FORMERLY ALPHA STEEL)

    Granted Other 23 docs

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