14-04-2025
New agricultural building is planned for Gwent countryside
A new agricultural storage building has been planned in Rogerstone.
The structure, planned for Lower Wenallt Farm, Golynos Lane, will be built under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995.
The applicant has proposed a building to store feed, fodder, and some farm machinery.
The plan was prepared by Acorus Rural Property Services Ltd, with the report authored by Dr Hazel Ann Nash MRTPI and verified by Laura Wall MRICS FBIAC.
The new building will be located within the main farm complex, to the immediate west of existing agricultural buildings.
The building will have a ground area of 434.29 square metres, under the 465 square metre permitted limit.
It will be constructed from metal sheeting above a short concrete block wall with a concrete tile dual-pitch roof.
The farm, located northeast of Risca and approximately 1.4 miles west of Bettws, is accessible via a private driveway from Golynos Lane.
The site is about 340 metres from the lane.
According to the planning assessment, the new building complies with Part 6 Class A requirements for agricultural and forestry building and development on units of five hectares or more.
According to official legislation, the maximum floorspace of any building erected, extended or altered is increased from 1,000sqm to 1,500sqm, but this does not for any works or structure for accommodating livestock or any plant or machinery arising from engineering operations which is still limited to 1,000sqm.
However, the legislation also highlights that this right no longer applies to land that is, or is within the curtilage of a scheduled monument.
This means it is on land that is part of the farm holding, has not had any recent other development, is not a dwelling, and is not within proximity to an aerodrome or trunk road.
The structure, which is not intended for livestock or slurry/ sewage storage, is deemed to be suitable for its rural agricultural context.
The report concluded that prior approval should not be required for the proposed structure, as it aligns with the Class A Part 6 permitted development criteria and fits in with the existing agricultural buildings and landscape.
It is currently under consultation by council planners, but the nature of the application suggests the building will be built as soon as possible.
