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Planning approval for Chartist Tower redevelopment
Planning consent has been granted for the redevelopment of the iconic Chartist Tower in Newport to create a new hotel, offices and retail units.Developer Garrison Barclay Estates is behind the redevelopment of Newport’s tallest building.Its plans include a new four-star hotel and office space, as well as retail units in the former BHS store on Commercial Street. Construction could, subject to discharging planning conditions, begin in August 2018.The 164-bed Mercure hotel is scheduled to be completed in time to coincide with the opening of the ICC Wales in summer 2019. The developer has confirmed that the name of the hotel will incorporate ‘Chartist’ and that it is intended that the meeting rooms will reflect Newport’s role in the Chartist movement.
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