Planning application
Orchard Farm, Land Lying To The South Of Glan Yr Afon Cottage Usk Road Llanlowell Monmouthshire NP15 1LJ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Installation of a ground-mounted solar photovoltaic array with a total generating area of approximately 90m. The array will be positioned in a straight linear formation along the edge of the field track at the entrance to the holding. The structure will consist of two parallel timber post-and-rail frames, similar in appearance and scale to a pair of agricultural stock fences, with the solar panels mounted at a fixed angle across the timber supports. The installation will have a maximum height of no greater than 2.2 metres above ground level and will not require any concrete foundations, with posts set directly into the soil. The array is intended to provide power for agricultural operations on the land, including lighting, equipment, and farm welfare facilities.
As published by the council, reference DM/2025/01415
Application record
- Reference
- DM/2025/01415
- Type
- Planning Permission
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 5 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 24 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Llangybi Fawr
- Parish
- Llantrisant Fawr Community Council
- Postcode
- NP15 1LJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Nov 2025
Received by Monmouthshire
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24 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 January 2026, 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
26 documents on file for this application
- PHOTOS BY APPLICANT OF WHEN FLOODED
- PHOTOS BY APPLICANT OF WHEN FLOODED
- PHOTOS BY APPLICANT OF WHEN FLOODED
- WOODLAND TRUST SITE REPORT
- PHOTO BY APPLICANT - WHEN THE SITE IS NOT FLOODED
- MCC BIODIVERSITY
- CONCERNS - NRW
- FAWR COMMUNITY COUNCIL COMMENT
- COVERING EMAIL
- PHOTO - WET 3
- A RESPONSE TO THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL
- WOODLAND TRUST SITE REPORT
- PHOTO - DRY
- PHOTO - WET 2
- PHOTO - WET 1
- NATURAL RESOURCES WALES
- MCC HIGHWAYS AND FLOOD MANAGEMENT
- NATURAL RESOURCES WALES
- CONCERNS - LLANTRISANT FAWR COMMUNITY COUNCIL
- SOLAR PANEL SPECS
- SOLAR PANEL SPECS
- GI STATEMENT
- PLANNING SUPPORT DOCUMENT
- APPLICATION FORM
- LOCATION PLAN
- SOLAR LOCATION ON TITLE PLAN
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