Glamping site and animal shelter at Swallows Nest Tyr Pwll Parc Llettis Road Coldbrook

“It is proposed to site 4no. shepherd huts and 4no. bell tents to provide glamping accommodation together with a washroom. All the huts have a floor area of approximately 7.4m x 2.58m and have a curved metal roof with a maximum height of 3.5m. The bell tents have a diameter of 5m and a maximum height of 3m.”

“Two of the shepherd huts will be ‘luxury’ with their own toilets while two others will have no bathroom and use a separate compost toilet. The occupants of the proposed bell tents will also rely on the compost toilet within the washroom. All of the shepherd huts benefit from a hot tub sited on the south-western end of the hut and consist of a decking (less than 30cm tall), wood clad walls, and corrugated roof to match the materials used in the Shepherd huts.”

“This application relates to an area of paddock adjacent to a dwelling in Hardwick, near Abergavenny. The site slopes down from north-east to south-west by an elevation of 8 metres over approximately 140 metres towards the main road between Abergavenny and Raglan. The paddock houses a group of alpacas which are to remain.”

“The site is within the Nutrient Sensitive Catchment Area of the River Usk Special Area of Conservation (SAC).”

“DM/2023/01477 Retrospective planning permission for an outbuilding on the land adjoining Swallows Nest. Approved 20.12.2023”

“The proposed glamping development is considered to be an acceptable form of sustainable tourism as supported by LDP Policy S11 and the Council’s adopted SPG.”

“The proposed development will not harm any protected species or the River Usk SAC.”

“MCC Highways - The applicant has provided further plans to overcome our concerns, namely an appropriate access for the site. While we no longer raise any objections, we would request a condition to ensure that the access is appropriately constructed to suitable standards. The applicant is advised of the requirement to obtain a Section 184 Highways agreement prior to the creation of a new vehicular access.”

“MCC Biodiversity - No objections subject to conditions.”

“In noting the detail of the application and the views expressed, it was proposed by County Councillor Jayne McKenna and seconded by County Councillor Ann Webb that consideration of application DM/2022/01511 be deferred to the next available Planning Committee meeting with reasons for refusal.”

“For deferral - 14 Against deferral - 0 Abstentions - 0”

“We resolved that consideration of application DM/2022/01511 be deferred to the next available Planning Committee meeting with reasons for refusal.”