Planning application
78 Caerau Road Newport South Wales NP20 4HJ
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE TO 6 NO. BEDROOM HOUSE IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION (HMO)
As published by the council, reference 26/0285
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0285
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Application Pending Decision
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 13 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 13 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 4 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Allt-yr-Yn
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NP20 4HJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Apr 2026
Received by Newport
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4 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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28 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Highlight Planning Limited Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Dinas Powys
Active · incorporated 2021 · Dinas Powys
48 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 79% granted
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25 documents on file for this application
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