J Shine Food Machinery Ltd New Quay Road Felnex Industrial Estate Newport South Wales NP19 4PL Data via plota.co.uk

25/1054 - Lawful Development Proposed Approved

Proposal

Lawful development certificate for a proposed change of use to mot testing station and vehicle repair/maintenance workshop Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Dec 2025
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Validated
7 Jan 2026
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Approved
19 Feb 2026

Approved on 19 Feb 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Special area of conservation about 130 m away: River Usk / Afon Wysg
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI about 130 m away: River Usk (Lower Usk) / Afon Wysg (Wysg Isaf)
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Not affected
No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Newport
Application type
Lawful Development Proposed
Postcode
NP19 4PL
Received
2 Dec 2025
Validated
7 Jan 2026
Ward
Llanwern
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
19 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
T Jones

How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 13 days faster than Newport's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 60% of changes of use here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
60%approved
8%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Newport in the last twelve months, from validation. Newport decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No