Planning application
Mounton House Unit 5-6 Chepstow Monmouthshire NP16 6DF
Works: Extension Loft or dormer Roofing Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Re-reroofing outbuildings, partial demolition and internal alterations, and garden restoration, including a natural swimming pool. Including demolition of recent extension, removal of dormers, reinstating Welsh slate roof, restoration of Parterre Garden and Rose Garden to reflect Henry Avery Tipping's original vision.
As published by the council, reference DM/2025/01049
Application record
- Reference
- DM/2025/01049
- Type
- Listed Building Consent Heritage
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 8 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 28 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 2 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Shirenewton
- Parish
- Mathern Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Officer
- Postcode
- NP16 6DF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Monmouthshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/2025/01048 Granted
Mounton House Unit 5-6 Chepstow Monmouthshire NP16 6DF
Re-reroofing of the outbuildings (units 5-10), the partial demolition and internal alteration to units 9 & 10, and alterations to the garden, including a natural swimming pool. Works to Unit 10: Returns the cart shed back into a standalone outbuilding with an ancillary use as an orangerie. to Mounton House, the principal dwelling, demolition of the recent infill extension between residential buildings Unit 9 and Unit 10. Works to Unit 9: Removing the separating floor & stair dormer windows will be removed from both Unit 9 & 10 Reroofing outbuildings: Garden Restoration
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Aug 2025
Received by Monmouthshire
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28 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
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