Chance to have say over homes plan at old university campus
RESIDENTS are being invited to have their say on fresh plans to build homes on the site of the former University of South Wales (USW) campus in Caerleon.
Redrow Homes is preparing to submit a planning application to redevelop the site into 223 homes, after purchasing the site for £6.2m from the university.
The developer has launched a public consultation on the plans, which include converting the main grade-II listed former campus building into homes and creating an exercise trail and new play area.
A mixture of one, two, three and four bedroomed family homes are proposed.
The development proposes 152 houses, 22 affordable homes and the remaining 49 homes located within existing buildings at the site – the main campus building, village hall, TJ Webley building, T Hywel building and Felthorpe House.
The listed buildings will be converted to one, two and three bedroomed flats as well as two and thre bedroomed houses.
Felthorpe House will be converted into a five-bedroom house.
Previous plans submitted by the university for 311 homes on the site were rejected by Newport council last autumn due to traffic and air pollution concerns.
Caerleon is one of 11 air quality management areas across Newport where nitrogen dioxide concentrations breach air quality standards.
Any comments or objections to the consultation must be submitted by September 6 and can be made at caerleoncampus.co.uk