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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 dates11,899Searchable applications
477Recorded as pending
97%Approval rate · 10,529 approved or refused records
336Refused applications
10,193 approved · 336 refused · 437 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Jun 2008 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas31 mapped area records
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More application records
- DecidedDM/2025/01009
The proposal seeks to change the use of the two-storey annex extension (Use Class C1) into a two-bedroom family home (Use Class C3), incorporating the following minor internal and external works: 1 - Reopen an existing doorway into the living room from the ground floor stairs lobby and install a matching new door. 2 - Create a toilet under the stairs. 3 - Reconfigure the existing plant room and shower room to create a kitchen. 4 - Replace the current plant room double doors with a new door and window to match existing. 5 - Insert a new window opening in the south-west elevation overlooking No. 14 Beaufort Squares car park. All proposed works are confined to the annex and will not affect any historic fabric of the listed building.
Little Raglan House Beaufort Square Cherpstow NP16 5EP
Received 31 Jul 2025 - DecidedDM/2025/01010
The proposal seeks to change the use of the two-storey annex extension (Use Class C1) into a two-bedroom family home (Use Class C3), incorporating the following minor internal and external works: 1 - Reopen an existing doorway into the living room from the ground floor stairs lobby and install a matching new door. 2 - Create a toilet under the stairs. 3 - Reconfigure the existing plant room and shower room to create a kitchen. 4 - Replace the current plant room double doors with a new door and window to match existing. 5 - Insert a new window opening in the south-west elevation overlooking No. 14 Beaufort Squares car park. All proposed works are confined to the annex and will not affect any historic fabric of the listed building.
Little Raglan House Beaufort Square Chepstow NP16 5EP
Received 31 Jul 2025 - DecidedDM/2025/01011
Non-material amendments (change from glass roof to 'link' between dwelling and annex to zinc roof) in relation to planning consent DM/2024/00432
Coalpits Farm Crick Road Shirenewton NP16 6LS
Received 1 Aug 2025 - DecidedDM/2025/01012
G1 Silver Birch (reduce heights by 1 to 2m)T1 Dead Beech Tree (fell)T2, T3, T4 Beech Trees (remove deadwood)G1 Silver Birch (reduce heights by 1 to 2m)T1 Dead Beech Tree (fell)T2, T3, T4 Beech Trees (remove deadwood)T5 Ash Tree (fell)T6 - Oak Tree (2 to 3m crown reduction)T7 Ash tree (remove deadwood)T8 Oak Tree (3 to 4m crown reduction)T9 and T10 Oak Tree (1 to 2m crown reduction and removal of excessive epicormic growth)T11 Oak Tree (removal of deadwood)T13 Elm Tree (fell)Pease see Tree Report for further details.
Silver How Llanhennock NP18 1LT
Received 1 Aug 2025 - Pending ConsiderationDM/2025/01013
Proposed conversion of barn to dwelling, uilising existing entrance, planting of wildflower meadow, native hedgerow & associated works.
Abergwenllan Farm Llanvair Grange Llanover NP7 9DG
Received 1 Aug 2025 - Pending ConsiderationDM/2025/01014
Proposed conversion of Barn to Dwelling, uilising existing entrance, planting of wildflower meadow, native hedgerow & associated works.
Abergwenllan Farm Llanvair Grange Llanover NP7 9DG
Received 1 Aug 2025 - DecidedDM/2025/01017
Removal of trees as identified on submitted plan (site plan as existing PSA-01)
67 Park Street Abergavenny NP7 5YD
Received 4 Aug 2025 - DecidedDM/2025/01018
Front double storey extension. Rear dormer extension and rear porch.
The Rosary Earlswood Road Earlswood Shirenewton NP16 6AS
Received 4 Aug 2025 - DecidedDM/2025/01019
Removal of Conifer tree.
45 Church Road Caldicot NP26 4HW
Received 4 Aug 2025 - DecidedDM/2025/01021
Discharge of conditions 4 (windows and doors), 5 (external timber), 8 (timber cladding) and 10 (eaves and verge details) of Listed Building Consent DM/2024/01345.
Gelli Farm Old Ross Road Llanvetherine To Treadam Llanvetherine NP7 8RH
Received 4 Aug 2025 - DecidedDM/2025/01022
Convert garage door into solid wall with window for additional living accommodation.
40 Monnow Keep Monmouth NP25 3EX
Received 4 Aug 2025 - DecidedDM/2025/01023
Proposed loft conversion with rear flat roof dormer.
7 Wallwern Wood Bayfield Chepstow NP16 5TX
Received 4 Aug 2025 - DecidedDM/2025/01024
Agricultural steel portal frame building.
Field Adjacent To Cross-voel Wood Carrow Hill Caerwent
Received 4 Aug 2025 - DecidedDM/2025/01025
Conversion of existing garage to bedroom including cladding of garage
Fryers Terrace Fryers Row Tintern NP16 6SJ
Received 4 Aug 2025 - DecidedDM/2025/01027
Discharge of Section 106 obligations in relation to planning permission M/3324
Land At Field Farm Llansoy Nr Usk
Received 4 Aug 2025 - DecidedDM/2025/01028
Application Reference Number: DM/2023/01387Date of Decision: 01/04/2025Condition Number(s): 2Conditions(s) Removal:Amend materials from brickwork to render, artificial slate to roof, and provide solar panels to roof.
Crossways Farm Kingsmark Lane Chepstow Monmouthshire NP16 5LZ
Received 5 Aug 2025 - DecidedDM/2025/01029
Discharge of condition no.3 (timber cladding) of planning consent DM/2025/00464.
The Gables Mathern Chepstow NP16 6JQ
Received 4 Aug 2025 - DecidedDM/2025/01030
Proposed two storey extension to West elevation and first floor extension over existing garage to provide additional bedroom and utility area.
Ty-hela Penrheol Road Llanvihangel Gobion Monmouthshire NP7 9UN
Received 5 Aug 2025 - DecidedDM/2025/01031
Proposed single and double storey rear extensions with internal alterations
1 Castle Street Usk Monmouthshire NP15 1BU
Received 5 Aug 2025 - DecidedDM/2025/01032
We wish to carry out tree maintenance on 5 trees in our rear garden as per the attached pdf filename:'15 Wedgwood Tree Maintenance'.Details are:A1 - Ash tree to be reduced to monolith so it can regenerate, due to safety concerns as the tree is suffering from ash dieback and is in poor health.A2 - Ash tree to be reduced to monolith so it can regenerate, due to safety concerns as the tree is suffering from ash dieback and is in poor health.A3 - Ash tree leaning towards and branches overhanging hillside road. Tree to have branches overhanging the road to be removed and crown to be thinned due to safety concerns in current state.A4 - Ash tree leaning towards and branches overhanging hillside road. Tree to have branches overhanging the road to be removed and crown to be thinned due to safety concerns in current state.SC1 - Sweet Chestnut. Tree to have branches overhanging Hillside road to be removed
15 Wedgwood Gardens Abergavenny Monmouthshire NP7 7AF
Received 5 Aug 2025 - DecidedDM/2025/01033
Discharge of Conditions 5 in relation to planning Decision (DM/2023/01667) Method statement for the internal plastering and external rendering
Walnut Tree Cottage Cwrt Bleddyn Hotel To Dowlais Brook Llangybi Monmouthshire NP15 1NP
Received 5 Aug 2025 - Pending ConsiderationDM/2025/01034
Discharge of Conditions 7 in relation to planning decision (DM/2024/01246) CEMP: Tyler Grange
The Royal George Forge Road Tintern Monmouthshire NP16 6SF
Received 5 Aug 2025 - DecidedDM/2025/01036
Discharge of Condition 5 (Photographic Survey) rand 10 (Works in accordance with approved Bat Mitigation) in relation to planning decision (DC/2009/00153) Supporting information
Greig House Farm Grosmont Road Grosmont Monmouthshire NP7 8HN
Received 5 Aug 2025 - DecidedDM/2025/01037
See woodland Audit attached.Prescribed work:Remove redundant timber tree supports to prevent damage to the associated trees.Clear vegetation amongst the line of trees behind residential properties and adjacent to the watercourse to allow for access and full viewing of these trees. This should take place immediately prior to the next inspection in 2026. I therefore Recommend that the works are carried out in June 2026T001 Common Alder: Remove - T001 is a multi-stemmed specimen. One of the stems shows visible woody degradation and has suffered a partial fracture at approximately 5 meters above ground level. The resulting canopy has potential to fall onto an adjacent residential fence and garden. I have marked the stem with red biodegradable paint to aid with identification.
20 Trem Yr Ysgol Penperlleni Goytre Monmouthshire NP4 0DD
Received 6 Aug 2025
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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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