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Author: Nicholas Thomas - Local Democracy Reporting Service

Newport HMO plan rejected over parking and bedroom size concerns

Monday, August 11, 2025Monday, August 11, 2025

Council planners in Newport have turned down an application to convert a terraced house into a HMO.

New spectator stand proposed for Marshfield FC’s ground

Monday, August 11, 2025Monday, August 11, 2025

A new spectator stand could be built at Marshfield Football Club’s home ground.

Newport café owners make second bid for covered outdoor seating area

Monday, August 11, 2025

The owners of a café in Rogerstone have resubmitted plans for a new outdoor seating area.

Council buoyed by ‘superb response’ to community asset transfer plans

Friday, August 8, 2025Friday, August 8, 2025

The council has expanded its use of Community Asset Transfers (CATs) to try and streamline its estate and save money on maintaining disused assets.

‘Wronguns’ concern over city HMO plan

Friday, August 8, 2025Monday, August 11, 2025

A Newport resident has raised concerns about having “wronguns” for neighbours if a mid-terraced house is converted into a four-bed HMO.

Plans for new community gym move step closer

Friday, August 8, 2025Friday, August 8, 2025

Proposals to open a new community gym in Rhymney have moved a step closer to completion, after the project was granted planning permission.

Decision day nears for homes plan at ‘disused’ industrial site

Friday, August 8, 2025

A council report shows the plans comprise 25 three-bedroom homes, one two-bedroom bungalow and two one-bedroom apartments.

Makeover proposed for old substation in beauty salon plans

Thursday, August 7, 2025

A former substation could be transformed into a beauty salon, under new plans submitted to Caerphilly County Borough Council.

‘Unneighbourly’ garden terrace approved despite privacy concerns

Thursday, August 7, 2025

Homeowners in Rogerstone have won a hotly contested bid to keep their remodelled back garden, after a council planner branded the work “unneighbourly”.

Family wins bid for home extension despite neighbour’s ‘boxed in’ concerns

Wednesday, August 6, 2025Wednesday, August 6, 2025

A family’s proposal to extend their home has won planning permission despite neighbour concerns.

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