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Ernest Opticians 3 The Oldway Centre Monnow Street Monmouth Monmouthshire NP25 3PS

Granted Monmouthshire DM/2026/00521 Planning Permission

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

  1. 21 Apr 2026

    Received by Monmouthshire

  2. 7 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 14 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Approve

  4. 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 Approved Drawing · 14 Jul 2026
  • OFFICER REPORT Report · 14 Jul 2026
  • FULL APPROVAL DECISION NOTICE Decision · 14 Jul 2026
  • PROPOSED AND EXISTING FRONT AND REAR ELEVATIONS Approved Drawing · 13 Jul 2026
  • MCC ENVIRONMENTAL HEATH Correspondence · 07 Jul 2026
  • COMMENTS - MONMOUTH TOWN COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 01 Jul 2026
  • DCWW Consultee Comment · 29 Jun 2026
  • NRW COMMENT Consultee Comment · 15 Jun 2026
  • MONMOUTH TOWN COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 10 Jun 2026
  • COMMENTS - LOCAL FLOOD AUTHORITY AND SUDS Consultee Comment · 09 Jun 2026
  • WW COMMENT Consultee Comment · 02 Jun 2026
  • PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS Approved Drawing · 15 May 2026
  • NRW Consultee Comment · 15 May 2026
  • EXISTING AND PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATIONS Cancelled Drawing · 07 May 2026
  • EXISTING & PROPOSED FRONT AND REAR ELEVATIONS Cancelled Drawing · 07 May 2026
  • EXISTING FLOOR PLANS Approved Drawing · 07 May 2026
  • PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS Cancelled Drawing · 07 May 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 21 Apr 2026
  • LOCATION PLAN Approved Drawing · 21 Apr 2026
  • RESTAURANT LAYOUT PLAN Approved Drawing · 21 Apr 2026

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What this grant of permission means

Monmouthshire granted permission on 14 July 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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