Planning application
DM/2025/01391
Cuckoo Wood Llandogo Road Llandogo Monmouthshire NP25 4TP
Proposal
The forest block is part of the Welsh Government Woodland Estate and is managed by Natural Resources Wales (NRW). There are Phytopthora Ramorum (PR) infested Larch trees in the area and the upgrading and building of the forest track is needed to enable the felling and extraction of these trees. PR is a fungus-like organism that kills Larch trees. No cure has been found and there are no effective chemical treatments available therefore, the objective of any control approach must be to prevent or minimise any further spread of PR and the damage it causes. The best available scientific advice is to remove and kill the living plant tissue on which the organism depends for reproduction. In the case of infected Larch, this means affected trees should be felled or otherwise killed as quickly as possible after detection of the disease and before the next spring or autumn period of sporulation begins on the needles. The proposed harvesting track would enable NRW to access these infected larch crops to facilitate their removal. The proposed harvesting track will be used by forestry machinery and will be constructed from natural stone. The proposed track minimise any substantial ground damage caused by this machinery and ensures minor watercourses are not polluted through site runoff while operations take place.
As published by the council, reference DM/2025/01391
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Oct 2025
Received by Monmouthshire
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24 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Acceptable
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
After the decision
The process from here
The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.
If permission was granted, work must normally begin within five years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.
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This application sits outside the common categories, which can include county matters such as minerals and waste, works by statutory undertakers, demolition notifications and other less frequent procedures. The council record linked below sets out the specific procedure that applies, and the description above is taken directly from the published register.
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