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Centre Of Pond 56M From Pen-Y-Banc Farm 87M From Unnamed Road Pen Y Banc Farm Roughton To Court Farm Reservoir Llandegveth Monmouthshire NP18 1HT

Awaiting decision Monmouthshire DM/2025/01129 Agric Notification

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

The proposal is the construction of drinking water pond that will hold between 5000 to 5500 cubic meters of water. Additional to this is the installation of a access ring and water pump for abstraction of clean water from the spring. This will replace the existing pump that has been in place for over 40 years. Materials will be excavated just offline from the source of the spring where small diversion for the water can be channeled. The access ring and pump can then be installed with limestone filter media along the new channel covering the inlet. The pond will be constructed using imported materials under Definition of Waste Code of Practice (DoWCoP) in compliance with waste regulations whilst ensuring no harm to human health or the environment. The topsoil will be stripped and stored in the form of a bund down slope of the area to mitigate any surface water run off during the construction phase. An attenuation pond will be installed on the southeast corner of the works as a additional mitigation measure for silt run off. A low permeability clay will be used to line the pond. This will serve to hold the water minimising loss through seepage.The topsoil will be preserved to be spread over batters to reestablish grazing areas once complete. Why necessary for agriculture: The extended dry period experienced in recent summer months has meant almost all the brooks and ponds around the farm have dried up. Ensuring sufficient water is available to sustain the livestock has put tremendous strain, cost and recourse on the landowners. The farm itself has never been supplied with mains water and has relied upon abstraction from the spring which provides a continuous source of fresh water sufficient to maintain the farmhouse all year round. Additionally, water is used to service the livestock in the sheds, however there is no available drinking water in surrounding farm. The construction of a large pond would serve the livestock in dry spells which are increasing because

As published by the council, reference DM/2025/01129

Application record

Reference
DM/2025/01129
Type
Agric Notification
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
27 Aug 2025
Validated
27 Aug 2025
Ward
Llangybi Fawr
Parish
Llangybi Fawr Community Council
Postcode
NP18 1HT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Aug 2025

    Received by Monmouthshire

  2. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 22 October 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Monmouthshire took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

9 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Monmouthshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Monmouthshire decided less common application types in a median of 19 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About less common application types

This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.

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