grown considerably beyond the scope of its original approved planning permission, and was, according to some local residents, supporting as many as ten flights a day. Bowen applied for retrospective planning permission to retain the facility with its concrete runway, but was denied by the council planning committee on 17 September 2008, acting on advice from the planning department. The owner did not attend the meeting but was given leave to appeal the decision within six months. In November 2009 an appeal was dismissed. Government The area is governed by the Newport City Council and the Goldcliff community council. The village falls within the Llanwern ward of the Newport East parliamentary constituency. See also Putcher fishing References This article contains public domain material from J. A. Bradney's History of Monmouthshire (1904). Notes External links Whitson at genuki.org Villages in Monmouthshire Communities in Monmouthshire Districts of Newport, Wales Villages in Newport, Wales