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Land South Of Cock Street Redwick Newport South Wales

25/1066Hedgerow RemovalRefused

Refused on 12 February 2026

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Proposal

HEDGE REMOVED ON ONE SIDE OF DITCH TO OPEN WATERCOURSE TO INCREASE SUNLIGHT FOR AQUATIC FLORA OF THE SSSI TO FLOURISH

Received
9 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Llanwern
  1. Received9 Dec
  2. Validated5 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided12 Feb

Decided in 38 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Land South Of Cock Street Redwick Newport South Wales. Newport has handled 85 applications of this type. This one was decided in 65 days, 9 days longer than Newport's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 13 applications across Llanwern.

82% of trees applications at Newport City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The development, by reason of its nature, extent and location, will have a significant adverse impact on landscape, historical and ecological interests by reason of ground disturbance, loss of foraging habitat, general disturbance to wildlife and loss of landscape and is not in accordance with the Stepwise Approach of PPW12. No information has been provided to mitigate this objection, contrary to Policy SP5, SP8, SP9, GP5 of the Newport Local Development Plan 2011-2026, Policy 9 of Future Wales; The National Plan, Technical Advice Note 5 and Planning Policy Wales 12.
  2. The development, by reason of the extent of removal, and location, will have a significant adverse impact on the character and amenity of the Special Landscape Area, wider Countryside and Gwent Levels Landscape of Outstanding Historic Interest. No information has been provided to mitigate this objection, contrary to Policy SP5, SP8, SP9, GP5 of the Newport Local Development Plan 2011-2026, Future Wales; The National Plan and Planning Policy Wales 12.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
Hedgerow Removal
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 January 2026
Decision issued
13 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Natural Resources Wales
Agent address
Rivers House St Mellons Business Park Fortran Road St Mellons CF3 0EY

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
12
Constraints
29

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Newport

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