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8 Waterside Abergavenny Monmouthshire NP7 5LJ

DM/2026/00169Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 8 July 2026

Council decision: Refuse1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Retrospective change of use from nil use to residential curtilage which includes an extension to approved patio area and a timber structure.

Received
12 February 2026
Ward
Park
  1. Received12 Feb
  2. Validated12 Feb
  3. Consult.16 Apr
  4. Target26 Mar
  5. Decided8 Jul

Decided in 146 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 8 Waterside Abergavenny Monmouthshire NP7 5LJ. Monmouthshire has handled 2,399 applications of this type. This one was decided in 146 days, 14 weeks longer than Monmouthshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 5 applications across Park. We hold 1,021 applications in total for the NP7 postcode area.

96% of full applications at Monmouthshire County Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposal, that forms an incursion into the riverine habitat of the River Gavenny Site of Interest for Nature Conservation, has failed to demonstrate that it complies with the step-wise approach and thus the proposal would fail to comply with section 6.4.15 of Planning Policy Wales (Edition 12, 2024), Dear CPO letter (23/10/19) and Policy NE1 of the adopted Monmouthshire Local Development Plan. Polisïau Cynllun Datblygu Lleol Sir Fynwy Monmouthshire Local Development Plan Policies :- DES1 LDP General Design Considerations EP1 LDP Amenity and Environmental Protection NE1 LDP Nature Conservation and Development S13 LDP Landscape, Green Infrastructure and the Natural Environment S17 LDP Place Making and Design GI1 LDP Green Infrastructure Y Cynlluniau a gwrthodwyd gyda'r caniatâd hwn yw: The Plans refused with this permission are: Cyfeirnod Cynllun /Plan Ref No. Fersiwn Rhif/Version No. Block Plan - Existing/Proposed Block Plan PP01 Justification Statement - Justification Statement 3of6  Os ydych wedi eich tramgwyddo gan benderfyniad yr Awdurdod Cynllunio Lleol i wrthod caniatâd cynllunio, yna gallwch apelio at Lywodraeth Cymru yn unol ag Adran 78 Deddf Cynllunio Tref a Gwlad 1990.  Os ydych eisiau apelio, yna mae'n rhaid i chi wneud hynny o fewn chwe mis o ddyddiad yr hysbysiad hwn yn defnyddio ffurflen sydd ar gael gan yr PEDW, Parc Cathays, Caerdydd CF10 3NQ. Fodd bynnag, os yw'r datblygiad yn ddeiliad tŷ neu ddatblygiad masnachol bach, y cyfnod apêl yw 12 wythnos.  Gall Llywodraeth Cymru ganiatáu cyfnod hirach ar gyfer rhoi hysbysiad apêl ond ni fydd fel arfer yn barod i ddefnyddio'r pŵer yma os nad oes amgylchiadau arbennig sy'n esgusodi'r oedi wrth roi hysbysiad o'r apêl.  Nid yw'n rhaid i Lywodraeth Cymru ystyried apêl os yw'n ymddangos na allai'r Awdurdod Cynllunio Lleol fod wedi rhoi caniatâd cynllunio gan roi ystyriaeth i ofynion statudol, darpariaethau'r gorchymyn datblygu ac unrhyw gyfarwyddiadau a roddwyd dan y gorchymyn.  Yn ymarferol nid yw Llywodraeth Cymru yn gwrthod ystyried apeliadau yn unig oherwydd bod yr Awdurdod Cynllunio Lleol wedi seilio eu penderfyniad ar gyfarwyddyd a roddwyd gan Lywodraeth Cymru.  Mae dewis o 3 gweithdrefn apêl. Caiff Arolygydd ei benodi i benderfynu ar yr apêl ym mhob achos.  Sylwadau Ysgrifenedig - yr ydych chi a'r awdurdod cynllunio lleol yn gwneud datganiadau ysgrifenedig i gael eu hystyried gan yr Arolygydd.  Gwrandawiad Anffurfiol - caiff datganiadau ysgrifenedig eu paratoi fel uchod ond mae pob parti yn ymddangos mewn person gerbron yr Arolygydd.  Ymchwiliad Cyhoeddus - mae hyn yn broses ffurfiol, mae pob parti yn ymddangos gerbron yr Arolygydd, fel arfer gyda chynrychiolaeth gyfreithiol a chroesholi. Hysbysiadau Prynu  Os yw un ai'r Awdurdod Cynllunio Lleol neu Lywodraeth Cymru yn gwrthod caniatâd i ddatblygu tir neu ei roi yn ddarostyngedig i amodau, gall perchennog y tir hawlio na all naill ai wneud defnydd rhesymol fuddiol o'r tir yn ei gyflwr presennol na gwneud y tir yn alluog o ddefnydd rhesymol fuddiol drwy wneud unrhyw waith datblygu sydd wedi neu a fyddai'n cael ei ganiatáu.  Yn yr amgylchiadau hyn gall y perchennog gyflwyno hysbysiad prynu i'r Cyngor lle mae'r tir wedi'i leoli. Bydd yr hysbysiad yn ei gwneud yn ofynnol i'r Cyngor brynu ei ddiddordeb yn y tir yn unol â darpariaethau Rhan VI Deddf Cynllunio Tref a Gwlad 1990.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
NP7 5LJ
Application type
Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Abergavenny Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 February 2026
Consultation expiry
16 April 2026
Consultation start
26 March 2026
Consultation end
16 April 2026
Neighbour consultation start
16 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
9 March 2026
Last date for comments
16 April 2026
Target decision date
26 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14700699
Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Monmouthshire

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