Newport City Homes plans Rogerstone flats for nursing home site

Newport City Homes intends to build new flats and houses in their place, as well as on the site of a former nursing home.

If the plans go ahead, 23 flats on the northern side of Oak Road would be knocked down to make way for the new homes.

Building work would also take place where the St John's Court nursing home once stood, on the southern side of Oak Road.

The association would also invest in landscaping, parking and associated works, according to pre-planning documents published by agent Asbri Planning.

The project has been described as "part of a wider aim for regeneration of Newport City Homes".

If built, the site will be 100 per cent affordable housing, documents show.

The St John's Court nursing home in Rogerstone, which has since been knocked down. Picture: Google

On the northern side of the road, Newport City Homes would build "a small block of 12 flats at the junction of Oak Road and St Johns Crescent", and "a small group of five double-aspect, split-level houses along St Johns Crescent".

On the southern side of Oak Road, the association would build accommodation for people aged over 55, comprising 22 flats and six bungalows.

The layout will create "a communal focus around an open semi private space, with an inward looking scheme surrounding by landscape areas".

Street view image of flats on the northern side of Oak Road in Rogerstone. Picture: Google

Parking spaces will be provided for residents and visitors.

The proposal is currently open for pre-planning consultation and the project can be viewed on the Asbri Planning website (asbriplanning.co.uk).

Anyone who wishes to make representations about the proposed development must do so by July 22, after which Newport City Homes will be applying to Newport City Council for planning permission.