The directive has been issued to allow consideration of whether the plans should be determined by Welsh ministers, instead of the council, following a request for the plans to be ‘called-in.’ Six two-bedroom houses and six three-bedroom houses are proposed on a grazed field which slopes from Hereford Road to the River Gavenny. The proposal goes against the council’s Local Development Plan (LDP) as the site is located outside of the Abergavenny development boundary.
St Teilo s Church in Llantilio Pertholey. Picture: Google But a planning report recommending approval says the site could be “considered an exception” as it is 100 per cent affordable housing, and just outside the development boundary.