Newport Knowledge Quarter Estates Development
Our City of Newport Campus located on Nash Road requires significant investment to educate the workforce of the future to the highest standard and provide excellent teaching and learning facilities. Newport County Borough Council have announced a regeneration proposal to relocate the Newport Centre to a new leisure centre site on the Riverfront, with the current Newport Centre site being developed into a new Coleg Gwent campus and forming part of the Newport Knowledge Quarter.
This provides us with the opportunity to create a brand-new, modern and fit-for-purpose facility in a more accessible location for our learners and staff. The £90m state-of-the-art college campus will relocate the provision of a wide range of further education courses from Nash Road, bringing around 2,000 students and staff into the city centre. This enhanced learning environment will be close to the University of South Wales campus – the city’s existing higher education provision – forming the Newport Knowledge Quarter.
The brand-new city-centre education facility will offer more accessible learning opportunities to improve educational outcomes and community resources in the area, while also boosting the local economy and increasing footfall in the city centre.
Student Services
- Library and study centre
- Flexible working spaces
- Quiet rooms and chillout areas
- Social spaces, student lockers and free wifi
- Prayer room
- Student support services
- On-site IT tech support
- Specialist ALN facilities
- Modern teaching spaces
- Science and technology labs
- Hair, beauty and catering facilities
- Staff and welfare areas
- Workshop space for a wide range of courses
Updates
Updates
Final proposals and designs
Final proposals and designs are now being worked on ahead of the submission of a full planning application.
Cabinet agreement
The Cabinet agreed to proceed with plans to relocate the leisure centre and turn the current Newport Centre site into a Coleg Gwent campus.
Public approval
A public consultation attracted widespread approval for the plans.
Early project stages
The Newport Knowledge Quarter project is at an early stage of space modelling, strategic agreement and discussion of legal matters.
Cabinet report published
A Cabinet report was published in December 2020 for the redevelopment of the existing Newport Centre site to provide a brand-new further education facility for Coleg Gwent delivered under the 21st Century Schools and Colleges Programme.