Airbnb holiday let at Rosewood A48 Chepstow Garden Centre To Pwllmeyric Hill, Pwllmeyric

“Proposal: This is an existing double garage with flat over, approved under application number DM/2021/01503. The application seeks to change the use of the flat to an air b&b. There will be no construction or alteration to the internal layout as approved. The bnb will let out to a 1 car family, couple or party of max 3 people. The building had building regulation approval upon completion of construction in 2023.”

“This current full application seeks the change of use of the first floor flat into holiday let accommodation. The proposal does not involve any alterations to the building and the garage on the ground floor would be retained. The existing vehicular access will be utilised. The flat is located within the roof space of the garage and has an internal floor area of approximately 7 metres by 4.4 metres.”

“Rosewood is a detached, two-storey dwelling accessed via a section of private drive to the north of the A48. The site is within the settlement boundary as identified by the Monmouthshire Local Development Plan (LDP) and is within a residential area. The site is adjacent to a limestone safeguarding area, a main village site as allocated by the LDP and a Cadw Registered Area. There is a group TPO which covers three pine trees on the site (TPO REF; MDC:3/G5).”

“In November 2022 Planning permission was granted for alterations to the dwelling which included a detached double garage with a flat above. That garage has now been built. It measures approximately 8.1m by 7.8m, it is finished in white render and has a dormer window on the front elevation.”

“DM/2023/00005 Discharge of condition 5 (schedule of biodiversity enhancement measures) for planning Decision DM/2021/01503.”

“DM/2023/00231 Discharge of condition 8 relating to planning application DM/2021/01503: Plan showing Approved drainage scheme - JPCEJH-2021-001A.”

“Mathern Community Council – Objects. We are in support of local residents' concerns over the current state of the private driveway and the increased traffic this will encourage. We would request that this application be referred to committee for decision.”

“Councillor Brown I am concerned about the sharing of the poor access to and from the A48 Pwllmeyric which is in a dangerous location not far from a bend and already serves 5 dwellings and the extra traffic that the air b and b will generate with those staying in the flat above the garage. Highways have not objected but have not commented on the pedestrians who also use this access for the PROW or the number of properties already sharing the access.”

“I object to this application as neighbours believe it is beyond the capacity of the dangerous and poor access/egress and the highways report does not appear to have taken all of these factors into consideration including the number of properties that already share this access, the pedestrian PROW which leads from this access, the access being used as a turning circle, the dangers of the busy A48 being close to a junction and near a bend so that it fails to provide safe and…”

“We considered the report of the application and late correspondence which was recommended for approval subject to the conditions outlined in the report.”

“In noting the detail of the application and the views expressed, it was proposed by County Councillor John Crook and seconded by County Councillor Tony Easson that application DM/2024/01513 be approved subject to the conditions outlined in the report.”

“Upon being put to the vote, the following votes were recorded:”

“For approval - 14 Against approval - 1 Abstentions - 0”