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Land Between M4 Motorway And South Wales Main Line Railway Near Llanwern Underwood And Bishton

Awaiting decision Newport 26/0556 Env Impact Screening

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

EIA SCREENING FOR A LARGE SOLAR FARM (DNS)

As published by the council, reference 26/0556

Application record

Reference
26/0556
Type
Env Impact Screening
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
17 Jul 2026
Validated
17 Jul 2026
Ward
Bishton And Langstone
Parish
Bishton Community Council

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Jul 2026

    Received by Newport

  2. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 11 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Newport took a median of 62 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

11 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Newport for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Newport's median decision took 62 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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