Planning application
Ernest Opticians 3 The Oldway Centre Monnow Street Monmouth Monmouthshire NP25 3PS
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of the premises from Class A1 (retail) to class A3 (restaurant/cafe), together with the installation of an extraction/filter system and associated internal alterations and fit-out works.
As published by the council, reference DM/2026/00521
Application record
- Reference
- DM/2026/00521
- Type
- Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 21 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 7 May 2026
- Decided
- 14 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Town
- Parish
- Monmouth Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Officer
- Postcode
- NP25 3PS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Apr 2026
Received by Monmouthshire
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7 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATIONS
- OFFICER REPORT
- FULL APPROVAL DECISION NOTICE
- PROPOSED AND EXISTING FRONT AND REAR ELEVATIONS
- MCC ENVIRONMENTAL HEATH
- COMMENTS - MONMOUTH TOWN COUNCIL
- DCWW
- NRW COMMENT
- MONMOUTH TOWN COUNCIL
- COMMENTS - LOCAL FLOOD AUTHORITY AND SUDS
- WW COMMENT
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- NRW
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING & PROPOSED FRONT AND REAR ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING FLOOR PLANS
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- APPLICATION FORM
- LOCATION PLAN
- RESTAURANT LAYOUT PLAN
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