Former Newport tractor dealership set to become self-storage business under new plans
A former farm machinery dealership in Newport could be set for a new lease of life as a self-storage business under new plans lodged with Telford & Wrekin Council.
Shropshire firm Rea Valley Tractors announced it would be closing down its branch on Audley Avenue in Newport in November last year, part of what the company described as "continued efforts to strengthen and optimise its operations" across Shropshire and Staffordshire.
The closure came after the company's acquisition of a depot in Cubley in Derbyshire, which the firm said had increased its after-sales and service capacity, leaving the Newport dealership surplus to requirements.
The depot ceased trading on November 29, and was put up for sale in late 2024 for offers around £1 million.
Now the former depot is set to become a self-storage business after a Herefordshire self-storage firm completed the purchase of the site earlier this year.
On Monday (August 4), Beyond Storage lodged an application for permission to change the use of the 0.8-acre site, which was used by Rea Valley Tractors as a sales showroom and repair depot, and could now become home to a number of self-storage units.
The firm has also applied to extend the building and make alterations to boundary fencing at the site.
The site had been snapped up by Beyond Storage in May, having been advertised at the start of 2025 by Telford-based Andrew Dixon and co, who said the site had been sold "in the early stages of marketing" having generated strong early interest.
"This site offered an opportunity to acquire a freehold industrial premises with significant retail/trade counter potential in a popular location amongst many other national occupiers such as Howdens, Screwfix, Aldi and McDonalds. The property generated a good deal of interest and a sale was agreed in the early stages of marketing," said Nathan Fern, from Andrew Dixon and Co.
Ross-On-Wye-based Beyond Storage operates at eight sites across the country having grown from their initial base in Ross since 2021.
The plans were received by Telford & Wrekin Council this week, with a decision set to be made on the change of use scheme in due course.
If plans are approved, the site would be the company's first location in Shropshire.
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