Environment Committee – 29th July 2026

SIGNED MINUTES

Dear Councillor,

You are hereby summoned to attend the Environment Committee Meeting on Wednesday 29^th July 2026 at 7pm, both online and in person at the Community Room, Town Hall. A Microsoft Teams invitation will be shared for remote access.  Members of the public can request the link by emailing the Principal Officer.

Signed

Sandra Rosser – Principal Officer / RFO

Members of this Committee are currently Councillors Holland (Chair), G Wilde (Vice Chair), Bowyer, Barnes, Burch, Griffiths, George, Jones, Simcock, A Wilde.

The public are permitted to address the meeting for up to 15 minutes before the start of the meeting. Maximum 5 minutes for each speaker. No decision can be taken during this session, but the Chair may decide to refer any matters raised for further consideration.

AGENDA

E92/26: To receive and approve apologies for absence.

E93/26: To receive declarations of interest for items on the agenda.

E94/26: To receive and approve the minutes from 24^th June 2026.

E95/26: Finance: To receive a report on the Environment Budget headings 

E96/26: To receive a report from the Monmouthshire Enforcement Team

E97/26: To receive an update on the Public Art Projects.

E98/26: To receive reports on Play parks and parks:

• Union Road Playground Group – Cllr G Jones 
• Belgrave Park – Cllr S Burch
• Swan Meadows – Cllr G Wilde

E99/26:  To receive an update on the Llanfoist-Castle Meadows Active Travel Bridge work.

E100/26: To consider proposals and costings for flood monitoring equipment form Monmouthshire County Council. 

E101/26: To receive and note the Principal Officer’s report. 

E102/26: To receive and note the Service Delivery report.

E103/26: To receive a report on Abergavenny in Bloom.

E104/26: To consider and make recommendations regarding the following planning applications:

DM/2026/00782 Planning Permission: The application for the change of use from a residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to an Osteopathy Centre (Use Class D1).

20A Pen Y Pound Abergavenny Monmouthshire NP7 7RN

https://planningonline.monmouthshire.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=TH8YLEKYFOD00

DM/2025/01495  Two storey and single storey extension, external insulation and internal alterations to the property. Demolition of dilapidated garage.

Mountain Foot, Pentre Road, Abergavenny, NP7 7BE

https://planningonline.monmouthshire.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=T6C23SKYL2600

E105/26 DOC 1 & DOC2: Report from Town Councillors attendance at external bodies relevant to this Committee:

• Abergavenny and District Tourist Association: Cllrs A Wilde & Simcock
• CCTV user group: Cllrs George & Jones
• Friends of Linda Vista Gardens: Cllrs Simcock & Wright
• Friends of Bailey Park: Cllrs Bowyer & English
• Friends of Castle Meadows: Cllrs Simcock & Wright
• Monmouthshire CC Planning Committee: Cllrs Holland & George
• Greener Abergavenny: Cllrs Barnes & A Wilde
• Keep Abergavenny Tidy: Cllrs Barnes and English
• Abergavenny Community Orchards and Gardens CIC: Cllrs Jones and Barnes
• Abergavenny In Bloom: Cllrs Bowyer and Holland
• Nevill Hall Nature Spaces: Cllrs Burch and Barnes

E106/26: Report from County Councillors on matters affecting Abergavenny relevant to this Committee.

E107/26: Items for consideration at the next meeting on 30^th September 2026.