Planning application
1-2 Commercial Street Newport NP20 1HE
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE FOR A PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE OF THE GROUND FLOOR FROM USE CLASS A1 (SHOP) TO USE CLASS A2 (FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES), TO BE USED AS A SOLICITOR`S OFFICE
As published by the council, reference 26/0320
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0320
- Type
- Lawful Development Proposed
- Status
- Application Pending Decision
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 23 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 7 May 2026
- Decided
- 4 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Stow Hill
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NP20 1HE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Newport register
This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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20/0008 Withdrawn
1-2 Commercial Street Newport NP20 1HE
CHANGE OF USE FROM A1 (RETAIL) TO A2 (RECRUITMENT AGENCY)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Apr 2026
Received by Newport
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7 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Newport refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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