Newport, Rhode Island — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Newport during 2025.
Newport County indexed 203 projects with at least one decision in 2025, leading to 237 approved and 4 denied actions. Approval ran at 98.3%, in line with the high-approval baseline most Rhode Island jurisdictions show. Little Compton led with 119 projects (59% of the county), followed by Newport at 57.
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
203
Projects with decisions
237
Approved actions
4
Denied actions
98.3%
Approval rate (of actions)
By city
| City | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Compton | 119 | 134 | 1 | 99.3% |
| Little Compton | 14 | 13 | 1 | 92.9% |
| Newport | 57 | 79 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Portsmouth | 10 | 9 | 1 | 90.0% |
| Portsmouth | 3 | 2 | 1 | 66.7% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities are included.