Planning application
DM/2025/01282
Home Bargains The Oldway Centre Monnow Street Monmouth Monmouthshire NP25 3PS
Proposal
Tree to be felled as branches continuously falling off and a hazard to the customers
As published by the council, reference DM/2025/01282
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Oct 2025
Received by Monmouthshire
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17 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Refuse
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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