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
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 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.
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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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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
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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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11 Mar 2026
Received by Newport
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19 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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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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.
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Liberty Steel Corporation Road Newport NP19 4XE
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