A planning application for a new pump track in Usk, Monmouthshire, has gone in to the county council, and Sport Wales is set to release part of its funding early.

The Usk Pump Track Project sent the application to Monmouthshire County Council on 28 October, local news page Your Monmouthshire reported on 7 November. The project team said it was "incredibly excited" to get this far after delays and challenges behind the scenes.

The application is waiting to be published on the council's planning portal, and was not yet listed there on 11 November. Once it appears, Sport Wales will release part of the project's funding. That money is for sustainable drainage plans, a flood consequence assessment and the legal work on the lease of the land.

The track is planned for land near the Usk Arboretum. The project is run by a charity with seven trustees, and Usk Town Council's March minutes describe it as a £150,000 project funded by Sport Wales, crowdfunding and local contributions. In May the town council recorded that a company had been chosen to build the track, without naming it.

No design, surface or opening date has been published yet. The plans will be on the portal with the application, where anyone can comment on them.

For tracks you can ride now, see our guide to pump tracks in Wales.

Image: Usk Pump Track Project.