St Helens Chapel Road Goldcliff Newport NP18 2AW

1. 1.The development, by reason of its size, design and location is unsympathetic and prominent, failing to make a positive contribution to local character and appearance. It is poor design causing harm to rural amenity, the Special Landscape Area of the Caldicot Levels and the setting of St Mary Magdelen's Church and Churchyard Cross Grade II Listed Building and Scheduled Ancient Monument contrary to policies SP5, SP8, SP9 and GP6 of the Newport Local Development Plan 2011 - 2026 (Adopted January 2015).
2. 2.The access and hard surfacing, by reason of design, scale and location, are unjustified, unsafe and fail to incorporate positive drainage or permeable surfaces in an area of flood risk. This is detrimental to highway and pedestrian safety and amenity. The development is contrary to TAN 15, Policies SP3, GP2, GP4 and GP6 of the Local Development Plan for Newport 2011-2026 (Adopted January 2015) and the Council's Parking Supplementary Planning Guidance.
3. 3.The rear dormer by virtue of its location and design will result in overlooking of the neighbouring property to the detriment of residential amenity. This is contrary to policy GP2 of the Local Development Plan for Newport 2011-2026 (Adopted January 2015).
4. 4.The proposed development has a significant adverse impact upon interests of acknowledged importance, namely green infrastructure and biodiversity by reason of the damage to or loss of such infrastructure and biodiversity potential without appropriate compensation, mitigation or enhancement to the detriment of landscape character, visual amenity and ecological resilience. No information has been provided that mitigates this objection. The proposed development is therefore contrary to policies SP9 and GP5 of the Newport Local Development Plan 2011 - 2026 (Adopted January 2015), the Wildlife and Development Supplementary Planning Guidance (Adopted August 2015), the Trees Woodland, Hedgerows and Development Sites Supplementary Planning Guidance (Adopted January 2017), Planning Policy Wales and Policy 9 of Future Wales: The National Plan.

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

NP18 2AW

Date validated

15 July 2026