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The minutes have not been published, so no decision is recorded here. The report asks for approval to start a formal consultation lasting 42 days.
The Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Waste and Recycling was due to consider a report on creating new allotments in Newport. The report asks for five of eight consulted sites to go forward for further assessment, subject to legal, technical, ecological and financial checks and available funding. No minute has been published, so no decision is recorded.
Cabinet met on 14 October 2026 to consider reports on social value in procurement, the Council's annual self-assessment, equality, the future of the Civic Centre, Christmas parking in city centre car parks and its work programme. The minutes have not been published yet, so no decisions are recorded here. Each item shows what its report proposes.
The Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning will consider proposed changes to Newport's guidance on houses in multiple occupation (HMOs, homes shared by unrelated people). The changes would add tests to limit 'sandwiching' and 'immediate concentrations' of HMOs, and the report asks for approval to consult the public for six weeks. No minute has been published, so no decision is recorded.
The Cabinet Member for Communications and Culture is due to consider, at a delegated decisions meeting on 28 September 2026, a proposed Access Policy for Newport's Museums & Heritage Service. The policy is needed to keep accreditation under the UK Museums Accreditation Scheme, which affects access to grant funding. No minutes have been published yet, so no decision is recorded.
The meeting was due to consider a proposal to set up a 10-place Learning Resource Base, a specialist class for pupils with additional learning needs, at Maesglas Primary School. The report recommends publishing a statutory notice for 28 days so that people can lodge legal objections. No minute has been published, so no decision is recorded.
Cabinet met on 15 September 2026 to consider a set of reports on finance, planning, regeneration, social care and transport. Cabinet decided to demolish 166-168 Commercial Street, subject to funding, and approved a Green Heat Network Fund application for £850,000 of commercialisation funding for the Central Newport Heat Network. Cabinet also approved the sale and leaseback of the Newport Transport depot and changes to the board of Newport Transport Limited, and approved the Council joining a regional social care workforce team hosted by Caerphilly.
The Cabinet Member for Assets and Infrastructure was due to consider objections to a proposed Prohibition of Driving Traffic Regulation Order on Cot Hill, Newport. The order would stop motor vehicles using the road while keeping it open to pedestrians and cyclists. The report recommends making the order as advertised, but no minute has been published, so no decision is recorded.
The Cabinet Member for Communities and Sport was due to consider a proposal to consult the public on renewing the Market Arcade Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO), a council rule that can restrict behaviour in a public place. The renewed order would close the arcade to the public at night, using gates. No minute has been published, so no decision is recorded. Any renewal would need approval from Full Council, meaning all councillors.
The report asks for approval to put the new fares to a 14-day formal public consultation. No minute has been published, so no decision is recorded.
At its meeting on 8 July 2026, Cabinet (the group of senior councillors who make most day-to-day decisions) approved the Welsh Language Annual Monitoring Report 2025-26 for Full Council, approved the Safer Newport community safety annual report for publication, and adopted the Newport Library Strategy 2026-29. It also agreed the Work Programme, and the Leader announced £820,000 of one-off spending.
The Cabinet considered the council's 2025/26 revenue and capital outturn, treasury management, the Cyson Cymru property company, the corporate risk register, the South East Wales Investment Zone and a petition about the Old Green Roundabout. It noted the financial and risk reports, approved slippage of capital budgets into 2026/27, approved entering a memorandum of understanding on the Investment Zone, and resolved to refer the petition to the Welsh Government.
Cabinet met on 18 May 2026. It approved the use of council reserves and a capital project before the June meetings, agreed to seek expressions of interest for the future of Newport Stadium, and approved an indemnity deed with Tai Hedyn Limited (Hedyn) covering pension liabilities for former council staff.
Cabinet met on 18 March 2026. It endorsed Newport's exit from a pooled health and social care budget for frailty services, adopted the Playing Pitch Strategy 2026-2036, approved the draft Local Growth Fund plan for 2026-27, and approved the purchase of 166-168 Commercial Street, Newport, ahead of an options appraisal.
The minutes record decisions on the final budget (including a recommended balanced budget and Council Tax level for Full Council), on endorsing the Pride in Place neighbourhood boundary, on submitting an Expression of Interest for Caerleon to the UK Town of Culture 2028 competition, and on a Deed of Variation lowering the quorum for the National Adoption Service joint committee. The minutes record no decision on the Capital Strategy, Pay and Reward Policy beyond noting and recommending them to Full Council.