Plans to build dining rooms, a yoga studio and a games arcade underneath Newport market are set to be approved this week. The proposals submitted by Loft co in May aim to transform the historic market cellars into a multi-use space which will include private dining rooms, wine and sherry tasting, toddlers' entertainment and bookable rooms for yoga and palates.
It follows the reopening of the Grade II-listed Newport Market in February this year after a major revamp which cost between £5m and £6m and saw the market close for over a year in order for the work to be carried out. Said to be the largest market development in Europe, the new market includes a food court and bar on the ground floor, 70 workspaces, refurbished market stalls, a gym and a rooftop garden. You can see pictures of how Newport Market has changed over the years here.
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