Bungalow with parking at Land At The Rear Of 11 Park Close, Abergavenny
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by Monmouthshire Planning Committee on 5 Aug 2025.
What was proposed
The application proposed a single-storey bungalow with parking on land behind an existing house.
“Proposal: Construction of proposed bungalow with parking on land at rear of 11 Park Close…”
Officer report
The site and surroundings
The site was in a rear garden near Abergavenny town centre, with shared access and surrounding residential properties.
“This application relates to a site close to the town centre of Abergavenny, north-east of Bailey Park.”
“It is proposed to provide one new single-storey dwelling in the rear garden of the existing two storey semi-detached house. Access will be shared with the existing dwelling.”
Officer report
Earlier committee consideration
Earlier committee meetings considered refusal on highway grounds, but the application was deferred for revised parking, turning, drainage and biodiversity details.
“Following discussion, it was agreed that consideration of application DM/2022/01525 be deferred to be re-presented to the next Planning Committee meeting with the original officer recommendation for approval, subject to the amended plan layout showing a turning area illustrating how a vehicle may enter and leave in a forward gear. The applicant subsequently provided an updated site plan showing the parking and turning area.”
“Following the deferral of the application, it was also noted that there were outstanding issues in relation to biodiversity and surface water drainage. As such, the applicant has also provided a Green Infrastructure Statement including net benefit for biodiversity and provided surface water drainage calculations and plans (Causeway Technologies). The submission of the amended details necessitated a full re-consultation.”
Officer report
What residents said
Residents said the revisions did not resolve biodiversity, surface water or access concerns.
“The revised plans have in no way addressed biodiversity and surface water concerns, and the amendment to parking does not overcome the access issue.”
Officer report
What members considered
Members considered the application, late correspondence, the officer recommendation, earlier highway concerns and the revised details.
“The application had been presented to Planning Committee at its January 2025 meeting with an officer recommendation for approval subject to two additional conditions. However, Members had been minded to refuse the application on highway safety grounds and resolved that it be re-presented to a subsequent Planning Committee meeting.”
“The application was then re-presented to the February 2025 Planning Committee meeting for refusal for the reason outlined in the report. However, the proposition to refuse the application had not been carried.”
Minutes
The committee vote
The approval proposal received six votes in favour, five against and three abstentions, so it was carried.
“Upon being put to the vote, the following votes were recorded:”
“In favour of the proposition - 6 Against the proposition - 5 Abstentions - 3”
Minutes
Sources
- Monmouthshire Planning Committee minutes, 5 August 2025
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of Monmouthshire's committee minutes and officer report. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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- Monmouthshire Planning Committee
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- Monmouthshire
- Date
- Tuesday 5 August 2025
- Recommendation
- Officers recommended approval
- Committee decided
- Approved
- Minutes
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- Agenda and papers (council website)
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- The application (council website)
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This committee's year
7 decisions in the 12 months to this meeting, 1 against officer advice.
Source: Plota analysis of the committee's minutes.