A CHANCE to view draft plans for the area surrounding Newport's Station Quarter and Cambrian Road is being offered to the people of Newport on November 5.

They are being invited to the official opening of the new public plaza at the Station Quarter in Newport and will also get the chance to visit a drop-in presentation which will unveil plans to further revitalise the area.

Scarborough Development Group has announced a new scheme to redevelop the site surrounding the newly-completed public plaza and Admiral House at the junction of Cambrian Road and Queensway.

The scheme will include 14,000 sq ft of retail, restaurant and café space with up to 40,000 sq ft of office space spread above over up to five floors.

Information will be on display between 1pm and 5pm on Thursday, November 5 in a pop-up event space on the public plaza off Cambrian Road. There will be the opportunity to view the draft plans and speak to members of the project team.

The scheme’s frontage will be modern and attractive, reflecting the style of the neighbouring Admiral building while being sympathetic to the surrounding architecture.

Ground floor space will be designated for restaurant, café or retail uses, with offices above. The scheme will complement the high standard finishes of Admiral House and the public plaza.

Due to its prime-location, next to existing office space and opposite Newport’s busy railway station, developers believe the scheme is ideally positioned to positively contribute to the wider resurgence of Newport city centre.

The urban courtyard environment provided by the plaza will provide a modern external space for occupiers of both office buildings.

This is the second phase of a regenerative scheme to transform the site.

Phase one saw a £30m development which included 80,000 sq ft of office space for Admiral with the capacity to accommodate 1,200 staff on flexible shift work patterns, as well as 28,000 sq ft of retail and leisure space including shops and a gym, parking for 290 cars and the new public plaza.

As well as the new Admiral House building, the construction of Newport’s new retail and leisure scheme Friars Walk shows that there’s an appetite for development of this kind in Newport City Centre and the scheme is set to breathe more life in to the area.

Kate Howe, associate director at SDG, said: “Following the success of Admiral House, we believe there’s still a great demand for high-quality office space in Newport which we’re keen to meet.

"We are confident that modern and attractive office space, accompanied with the possibility of retail, restaurant or café elements would unlock this area and create a bustling space which the local community can enjoy.

"The addition of high specification office accommodation at the heart of the city centre will benefit Newport’s wider regeneration, support its economic growth and provide linkage from the town centre through to the station area.”