What's changing near NP20 2AR
Within 2 km, around Pillgwenlly & Docks in Newport. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
321new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+5.7%like-for-like prices in Pillgwenlly & Docks, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.3%)
-5%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
48 new homes completed10 flats, 38 houses · Nov 2024 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
13 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedflats · May 2026
May 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Jan 2026
Jan 2026
800 m away - New homes
29 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
800 m away - New homes
56 new homes completedflats · Sep 2025
Oct 2025
1.3 km away - New homes
39 new homes completed11 flats, 28 houses · Nov 2024 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025
800 m away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025
900 m away - New homes
7 new homes completedflats · Mar 2025
Mar 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025
Mar 2025
1.6 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025
Feb 2025
600 m away - New homes
33 new homes completed19 flats, 14 houses · Nov 2024 – Feb 2025
Feb 2025
850 m away
17homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 32 m²
40since energy certificates began (2008)
0in NP20 2AR itself
Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.
Storm overflows within 2 km
No monitored sewer storm overflows within 2 km (England only).
Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km
21 planned, approved or being built and 17 running (164 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Kingsway Multi Storey Car Park, Newport, South Wales - Solar PV ArrayApproved, not yet built
600 m away - Battery storage
Docks Way Disposal Site, Docks Way - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Feb 2026
1.3 km away - Solar farm
Docks Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Aug 2024
1.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Hasbro Bradley UK, Caswell Way - Solar PV systemApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Oct 2024
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
New Venture Buildings, Caswell Way - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Mar 2023
2.0 km away - Solar farm
Docks Way Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Dec 2021
2.3 km away - Biomass
Leeway Industrial Estate - Biomass boilerApproved, not yet built · 500 kW
May 2021
2.9 km away - Battery storage
Leeway House, Leeway Industrial Estate - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 21 MW
Jul 2025
2.9 km away - Battery storage
Uskmouth Power Station, West Nash Road - Battery Storage FacilityBeing built · 120 MW
Jul 2025
4.3 km away - Battery storage
Uskmouth Power Station - Battery StorageBeing built · 230 MW
Nov 2023
4.4 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
No road or street works with a permit running now or planned within 1 km (England; permits granted up to the end of September 2026).
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Pre-applicationapplication due November 2026
10.4 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2022
18.9 km away - Pre-application
Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material ChangeElectric Lines · The Project proposes permanent access infrastructure for the purpose of maintenance access and operation at locations between Bridgwater and Seabank, in the administrative boundaries of Bristol City, North Somerset, Somerset and South Gloucestershire Councils. application due January 2028
28.6 km away
Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Traston Road (battery storage, 2.0 km); Docksway Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 2.2 km); Geraint Thomas National Velodrome - Solar (rooftop solar, 2.3 km); Solutia UK Ltd (wind farm, 2.3 km); Liberty Steel Power Station (biomass, 2.8 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.