Castle Dell Chepstow Monmouthshire NP16 5EY Data via plota.co.uk

DM/2026/00972 - Works to trees in a Con Area Approved

Proposal

For the removal or pruning of all dead and diseased ash at Castle Dell in Chepstow (map is attached Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Aug 2026
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Validated
10 Aug 2026
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Approved
10 Aug 2026

Approved on 10 Aug 2026 · Delegated Officer · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Castle House
List entry 2504 · 2 m away · 60 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 16 Grade II*, 43 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Chepstow conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Scheduled monument 35 m away: Chepstow Castle
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Special area of conservation 130 m away: River Wye / Afon Gwy (Wales)
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
National landscape 34 m away: Wye Valley
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
SSSI 130 m away: River Wye (Lower Wye) / Afon Gwy (Gwy Isaf)
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Works to trees in a Con Area
Postcode
NP16 5EY
Received
5 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Chepstow Castle And Larkfield
Parish
Chepstow Town Council
Target decision
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
10 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Officer
Applicant
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Decided in 0 days from validation, about the council's usual 0 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

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99%approved
136decided in the last year

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Last counted 6 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
21 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

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