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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Wales · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Monmouthshire County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
11,025 approved · 378 refused · 498 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Nov 1975 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
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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.
Land Adjacent Model Farmhouse, Wonastow Road, Monmouth, Monmouthshire
Received 12 Nov 201513 Lancaster Way, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 5SJ
Received 5 Feb 2014Giggleswick, 1 School Court, Llanfair Discoed, Monmouthshire, NP16 6UH
Received 1 Dec 2017Ebenezer Chapel, Tal Y Coed
Received 19 Dec 20173 Trelawny Close, Usk, Monmouthshire, NP15 1SP
Received 30 Nov 2017Crick House Nursing Home, Crick Road, Crick, Monmouthshire, NP26 5UW
Received 20 Apr 2017Dyffryn Farm, Llwynau Lane, Pen Y Cae Mawr, Monmouthshire, NP15 1LR
Received 3 Feb 2017Detention Centre, Maryport Street, Usk, Monmouthshire, NP15 1AD
Received 1 Sept 20171 Church Street, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 3BX
Received 26 Aug 2016Agricultural Land Adjacent To, Berthon Road, Little Mill, Monmouthshire, NP4 0HE
Received 15 Aug 2016Lower Prescoed Farm, Caerderri, Prescoed, Monmouthshire, NP15 1PS
Received 29 Sept 2016Glen Trothy Caravan Park, Mitchel Troy Road, Raglan, Monmouthshire, NP25 4BD
Received 26 Aug 2016Wye Bridge, Wye Bridge, Monmouth, Monmouthshire
Received 12 Aug 2015142 Castle Lea, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, NP26 4HS
Received 16 Nov 2016Wychwood, 8 Highfield Close, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 3HP
Received 3 Oct 2016Woodland Storage Building, Newcastle, Monmouthshire
Received 30 Sept 2016Tullyvin, 4 Pwllmeyric Close, Pwllmeyric, Monmouthshire, NP16 6LQ
Received 8 Sept 2015Whitehouse Farm, Llanfair Kilgeddin, Monmouthshire, NP7 9BB
Received 29 Jun 2015Land Opposite Yew Tree Cottage, Weyloed Lane, Mynnyddbach, Monmouthshire
Received 27 Aug 2015Rhewl Farm, Shirenewton, Monmouthshire, NP16 6AG
Received 18 Nov 2015McDonalds, Iberis Road, Llanfoist, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 9LQ
Received 14 Aug 201428 Longcroft Road, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, NP26 4EU
Received 9 Sept 2015The Square, 22 - 23 Agincourt Square, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 3DY
Received 21 May 2014Rose Cottage, Llansoy, Monmouthshire, NP15 1DF
Received 24 Jul 2014Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart 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.
Planning procedures in Wales differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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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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