Old Library Memorial Hall Upper Nelson Street NP16 5PG

1. 8 Apr 2026

   Received by Monmouthshire

2. 19 May 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 19 May 2026

   Decision issued: Approve

4. 28 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

• DM/2025/01312 Granted

  Old Library Memorial Hall Upper Nelson Street Chepstow NP16 5PG

  We require a change of use for this building. The current use of the building is light industrial, where we run arts and crafts courses and workshops and this will continue as is. We would like to extend this to a mixed used that includes A3 (cafe/bar with food and drinks, we have acquired our personal and premises alcohol licence), A1 to cover a shop (we will be selling arts and crafts) including occasional markets. We plan to be running entertaining live performance including live music, comedy, talks, screening, etc. We would like to be able to use the outside space within the boundary of the building as part of the cafe, tables and chairs, etc.

  Decided 20 Jan 2026 Full applications

Monmouthshire granted permission on 19 May 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within five years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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