Planning application
DM/2025/01539
17 Old Market Street Usk Monmouthshire NP15 1AL
Proposal
Fell Ash Tree in Conservation area due to Ash dieback.
As published by the council, reference DM/2025/01539
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Dec 2025
Received by Monmouthshire
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9 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Approve
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
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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