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Monmouthshire County Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Monmouthshire County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates9,928Searchable applications
454Recorded as pending
97%Approval rate · 8,746 approved or refused records
276Refused applications
8,470 approved · 276 refused · 390 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 May 2014 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning@monmouthshire.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiries01633644831Council source
- Planning enquiriesplanningpolicy@monmouthshire.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiriesPlanning@Monmouthshire.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas31 mapped area records
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Welsh Government / DataMapWales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- DecidedDM/2024/01112
Single-storey rear extension with flat roof. Planning permission required due to the level of the surface of the ground immediately adjacent to the building being -1050mm from FFL. Overall height exceeds parameters of permitted development.
Grantham 38 Park Crescent Abergavenny Monmouthshire NP7 5TL
Received 9 Sept 2024 - DecidedDM/2024/01113
Remove barn hip roof detail to gable end. Rear dormer
75 Hereford Road Monmouth Monmouthshire NP25 3GD
Received 10 Sept 2024 - DecidedDM/2024/01115
Alterations & Extension to existing dwelling
Ravenshill Llanishen Hill Llanishen Monmouthshire NP16 6QS
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Pending ConsiderationDM/2024/01116
Additional car parking area, service yard including hardstanding, refuse storage, 4 No shipping containers, 1 No. portacabin office, perimeter fencing, additional soft & hard landscaping to the side of the wedding venue and 3 No, wooden sleeper raised planning beds, parking area to the front of Sant Fffaed House & associated works.
Sant Ffraed House Kemeys Road To Llanarth Road Llanvihangel Gobion Monmouthshire NP7 9BA
Received 10 Sept 2024 - DecidedDM/2024/01117
Change of use of land to equestrian. Construction of stable block. Construction of an all-weather riding arena. Construction of a winter hard standing paddock. All for private use with family horses/ponies.
Spring Barn Pit-wern-yr-heolydd Penrhos Monmouthshire NP15 2DE
Received 10 Sept 2024 - DecidedDM/2024/01118
Retrospective permission for overcladding to existing Industrial Unit. Permission to reinstate existing windows behind cladding.
Unit 12A Symondscliff Way Severn Bridge Industrial Estate Portskewett Monmouthshire NP26 5PW
Received 10 Sept 2024 - DecidedDM/2024/01120
Proposed alterations and extensions to existing dwelling.
Newlands Rhadyr Llanbadoc Monmouthshire NP15 1PY
Received 10 Sept 2024 - DecidedDM/2024/01121
New two-storey extension replacing existing and alterations.
Upper Cefn Llytha Cefn Llaithan Road Llangattock Lingoed Monmouthshire NP7 8NT
Received 10 Sept 2024 - DecidedDM/2024/01122
Construction of an Agricultural Hardcore twin track to allow access to agricultural lands
Land Formally Part Of Llandowlais Farm Cwrt Bleddyn Hotel To Dowlais Brook Llangybi Monmouthshire
Received 10 Sept 2024 - DecidedDM/2024/01123
Use of Tan Y Bryn, Perth-Y-Pia Farm as an independent residential dwelling (C3)
Tanybryn Crossways Farm To Llanvapley Llanfapley Monmouthshire NP7 8SW
Received 11 Sept 2024 - DecidedDM/2024/01124
The Certificate of lawfulness is required as proof of meeting condition one of the planning decision DM/2021/01954 and to preserve the planning condition.
Williams Building Kingswood Gate Monmouth Monmouthshire NP25 4EE
Received 11 Sept 2024 - DecidedDM/2024/01126
Application Reference Number: DM/2020/00531 Date of Decision: 24/06/2020Condition Number(s): 2 The development shall be carried out in accordance with the list of approved plans set out in the table below.REASON: To ensure the development is carried out in accordance with the approved drawings, for the avoidance of doubt.Conditions(s) Removal:Please see statement '101833 001 Rodger Statement for the Variation of Planning Condition St Marys Hill'Please see statement '101833 001 Rodger Statement for the Variation of Planning Condition St Marys Hill'
St Marys Hill Llanover Road Llanfair Kilgeddin Monmouthshire NP7 9DY
Received 11 Sept 2024 - DecidedDM/2024/01127
Non Material Amendment to planning decision DM/2022/00852 (Amendments to Internal Layout and Elevations updated to suit amended internal layout).
High Winds Llanhennock Top Road Tredunnock Monmouthshire NP15 1PF
Received 11 Sept 2024 - DecidedDM/2024/01128
11kw solar power panel array - 2 rows of 14 panels each
Vauxhall House Osbaston Road Monmouth NP25 3AX
Received 11 Sept 2024 - DecidedDM/2024/01129
To alter retaining wall to accommodate the roots of an established yew tree. The wall will have to be built out onto the pavement in Castle Parade.
Mullberry House 7 Castle Parade Usk NP15 1AA
Received 12 Sept 2024 - DecidedDM/2024/01131
We propose to install a Daikin Class 10 MT H-Split air source heat pump 137cm away from our boundary wall.
Norfolk House 27 Monmouth Road Abergavenny NP7 5HP
Received 12 Sept 2024 - DecidedDM/2024/01132
Remove 1no. Birch Tree in garden.
Sant Anna The Pitt Llanarth Raglan NP15 2BA
Received 12 Sept 2024 - DecidedDM/2024/01133
Variegated Maple - remove leaves where the leaves are unvariegated, reduce the height and width by approximately 30%.
30 Victoria Street Abergavenny NP7 5DS
Received 12 Sept 2024 - DecidedDM/2024/01135
Refurbishments, demolition of garage, new porch entrance, side and rear single story extensions
Shelley 3 St Maur Gardens Chepstow Monmouthshire NP16 5LT
Received 12 Sept 2024 - DecidedDM/2024/01136
The partial demolition of existing range of farm buildings and erection of new dwelling with attached garage range.
Land Adjacent To Llwyn Celyn Farm Llantilio Crossenny Village Thoroughfare Llantilio Crossenny Monmouthshire NP7 8SU
Received 12 Sept 2024 - DecidedDM/2024/01137
A new straw and machinery store on ground owned by the farmer away from the main holding
Centre Of Pond 171M From The Hendre 42M From Unnamed Road Barry-Cathlea Road Llangattock Lingoed NP7 8NS
Received 13 Sept 2024 - DecidedDM/2024/01141
Discharge of condition 3 (Samples of proposed external timber finish) for planning decision DM/2022/00664.
White House Maryland Road Maryland Trellech Monmouthshire NP25 4QJ
Received 13 Sept 2024 - DecidedDM/2024/01142
Discharge of condition 6 (details of the roof to the ground floor plant room) for planning decision DM/2023/01409.
The Wild Hare Forge Road Tintern Monmouthshire NP16 6SF
Received 13 Sept 2024 - DecidedDM/2024/01143
The erection of a scaffolding platform over existing foul sewer plant, a new office/workshop with associated garden sheds and storage building.
The Coach House Church Street Trellech NP25 4PA
Received 13 Sept 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Monmouthshire County Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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