Policies H13 and H15: Replacement Dwellings and Extensions to Dwellings in the Countryside

The Adopted Unitary Development Plan has introduced two new policies – Policies H13 and H15, which, respectively, deal with replacement dwellings in the countryside and extensions to rural dwellings. The Council has prepared draft Supplementary Planning Guidance proposing guidelines on how the policies will be applied when assessing planning applications for these forms of development.

This draft SPG is currently out for consultation. The document has been sent to identified stakeholders such as Community/Town Councils in Monmouthshire, adjoining local planning authorities, other statutory consultees on development plan matters, agents and architects who regularly submit applications in the County and local civic societies.

Comments are also welcomed from members of the public and any other interested parties. The consultation period runs until 5 April 2007. If you wish to make representations, please follow the links to the consultation letter  and representations form . The document itself can be viewed on the link above.

Draft Delivery Agreement

On 26 July 2007 the Council resolved to approve the Council's LDP Draft Delivery Agreement for consultation with stakeholders. This document provides details of the various stages involved in LDP preparation, a timetable indicating how long each part of the process is likely to take, outlining the management and resources the Council is committing to the LDP. It sets out the way in which the Council proposes to involve the local community and other stakeholders in plan preparartion.

Council Report