Monmouthshire County Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Monmouthshire County Council decided more than 1,000 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 4% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 52 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Monmouthshire County Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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11 August 2026 · Approved
Land At Drewen Farm Watery Lane Monmouth Monmouthshire NP25 5AT · DM/2024/01295
Figures for Monmouthshire County Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,000 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 4%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 52 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 41 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 17%about one in six |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | more than 100plan adopted 2014 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Monmouthshire County Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue in this appeal is the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of potential future occupants.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.