A bid to convert a Newport home into a HMO has been rejected by councillors over parking pressures.
Category: Newport
Carpet retailer wins bid for bigger storage space
Valley Wholesale Carpets Ltd applied for consent to build an extension at Unit 10 in Port Road for additional storage.
Green light for 42 affordable homes on edge of city development
Monmouthshire Housing Association has been given the green light to build the homes on vacant land to the northeast of the existing development.
Council’s move to new social care data system hits ‘technical problems’
Plans to move Newport residents’ social care data to a new system have hit “various technical problems”, but are on track to be completed by October 2026.
HMO approved after bedroom sizes questioned
Several committee members expressed concerns a bedroom was measured at being 0.01 square metres larger than the council’s minimum standards.
Decision due on 42 new homes next to city estate
Newport City Council’s planning committee is due to meet on Wednesday September 3 to discuss the application, which planning officers have recommended for approval.
Hopes Transporter Bridge gondola will carry cars across river after renovations
The gondola at Newport’s Transporter Bridge is expected to carry vehicles across the River Usk once wider renovations to the structure are completed.
Plans submitted for eight-bed HMO conversion
Applicant Matthew Layton, of Layton Property Ltd, has applied to the city council for change-of-use planning permission for 46 Corporation Road.
Further questions over council’s investment in market project
Further questions have been asked about Newport Council’s investment in the redevelopment of the city’s indoor market.
Could new study change rules around ‘sensitive’ HMOs in city?
Applications to convert properties into HMOs often attract resistance from neighbours, with concerns ranging from increased parking pressures to fears of crime or antisocial behaviour.