Social Value Ideas for Monmouthshire County Council

Delegated Growth Space Grant awards

Cabinet unanimously approved delegating decisions on individual Growth Space Grant applications to the strategic director for children, learning, skills and economy, in consultation with the cabinet m…

“The reason that I'm bringing this report uh to cabinet now in what is in essence a single item cabinet agenda is to seek from cabinet delegation for t…”

Short delivery window risks grant underspend

Late confirmation of the fund’s details, annual funding cycles and the preparation needed for business premises projects have compressed the time available to deliver awards. Of 62 expressions of inte…

“Um so our aim is to avoid the underspend by making an allocation to businesses who are able and committed themselves and to work with us to ensure del…”

Annual funding limits long-term business planning

Members identified that annual funding announced late in the financial year makes it difficult for businesses to prepare growth plans, premises designs, property acquisition and planning or heritage c…

“There is and I've come across it in in in my continuing questioning of of of the progress of the appraisal of applications a dilemma created by annual…”

Single bungalow approved

Members approved an outline application for one single-storey dwelling in Clandryfus after the proposal was reduced from two dwellings. The main issues discussed were residential amenity, drainage and…

“This one is an outline application for planning permission for one singlestory dwelling in the village of Clandfus. Um to confirm the reason the appli…”

Flood-resilient home extension refused

The committee considered and ultimately refused a proposed elevated first-floor extension to a rural dwelling that would relocate living accommodation above flood levels. Officers and some members rec…

“So for context, particularly for those that weren't able to join us yesterday, there's a few prop uh shots of the property. This is the extension from…”

Drive-thru refused on policy grounds

The committee refused application DM 202401537 for a drive-thru restaurant at New House Farm Industrial Estate. Officers said the proposal conflicted with protected employment land policy, retail poli…

“"the application has been refused" and "the proposal is therefore contrary to the criteria set out in policy E1"; "the proposal does not satisfy the h…”

£100k land acquisition approved

Cabinet approved purchasing a 1.5-acre strip of land to restore access after the landslip. The purchase price was set at £100,000, significantly above the officer top-end valuation mentioned in the me…

“"I'm bringing this report today to seek authorization to purchase a 1 and a half acre strip of land alongside the road... the offer put in in front of…”

A4136 road stabilisation

The council discussed the failing A4136/Stowton Road, where embankment instability and downslope movement have reduced the carriageway to one lane. Officers are progressing ground investigation, emerg…

“Evidence suggests that parts of the road were constructed on an embankment formed as a wedge of fill across sloping ground. And it's these embankments…”