Old Town Dock
Old Town Dock is an 18 hectare (45 acres) area of derelict land that stretches from George Street in the north to the Southern Distributor Bridge in the south. It is characterised by large tracts of former industrial land along the riverside, a variety of existing industrial uses adjacent to Usk Way and residential communities closely related to Commercial Road.
The Old Town Dock itself, built in 1830 and buried in 1930, was partially excavated in 2006 and the original eastern dock wall will be used in the creation of a water basin around which the new residential are will be formed.
Vision:
Old Town Dock will be transformed by a £200 million redevelopment that will provide 1,500 homes, a business district, hotel, local shops, restaurants, bars and cafes, all set within a high quality environment with water features and a new riverside park, creating a new gateway into the City Centre from the south. The new Southern Distributor Road (SDR) and bridge along with improvements to Uskway will provide a significant new level of connectivity in South Newport.
Developers on site: Redrow- Alexandra Gate
A £50 million residential development of 500 dwellings on the site of the former Black Clawson sheds. Development started in 2006 with phase 1 and is expected to complete when the UK housing market improves.
Opal- Student Housing
Work started on site in August 2007 and completed autumn 2008; Opal has constructed 441 new student residences next to George Street Bridge. Now occupied, the development has started to bring a new lease of life to the riverfront providing an excellent location for university students.
Westmark- Newhaus
Westmark are currently onsite developing 154 residential units on the south side of Jacks Pill. One of the apartment blocks completed Feb 2009.
Riverside Park
Planned by Newport City Council, Welsh Assembly Government and Newport Unlimited the Riverside park will extend from George Street Bridge to the SDR bridge and eventually around the South side of Old Town Dock past the Maltings and on to the Transporter Bridge. Work is due to begin February 2009.
Latest News
The Code 5 affordable housing development with Fairlake has obtained planning permission and is due to go on site spring 2009.
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