Plans for a new education and respite centre in Newport have been thrown out by the council planning committee over concerns that the proposals would have a detrimental impact on retail in the city centre.
Tom Gledhill, of Azalea Care and Education Ltd, applied to the council in August to request permission for change of use of 47 Commercial Street in the city centre from shops to an education and daily respite setting, open every day from 9am until 9.30pm.
Planning documents detailing the proposals for the supportive service set out that the unit, which was Bubble Bath and Bodyworks until January this year, is within a primary shopping frontage area according to the local planning policy.
