Plans to demolish outbuildings previously given permission for a conversion, replacing them with a new “visually intrusive and discordant addition” four-bed dwelling near a Pembrokeshire seaside village have been refused.
In an application to Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Philip Booth, through agent D Hywel Rees Ltd, sought permission for a new two-storey four-bedroom dwelling and detached garage in lieu of a previously approved consent for the conversion of existing outbuildings, which would be demolished as part of the proposed development at Bonvilles Court, Saundersfoot.
The application also includes a new four bay garage structure together with external works for the new access, parking and turning, and a new shed with a bat roost above.
An officer report recommending refusal said: “The principle of the proposals is not acceptable in this countryside location. In addition, the proposed development for the replacement dwelling is not supported in terms of its scale, form, and massing, which is considered to result in an overbearing impact on the visual amenity of this site and its surrounding landscape.
“The proposal also fails to protect and enhance the pattern and diversity of the landscape, and prevent development that is insensitively and unsympathetically sited within the National Park landscape.
“The loss of the existing buildings through demolition would cause harm to the special qualities of the National Park. As the development forms a visually intrusive and discordant addition to this rural area, it is likely to harm its special qualities.
“The application is therefore considered to be contrary to the adopted Local Development. As such, the proposed development in its current form cannot be supported by officers in this instance and is contrary to several policies within LDP2.”
The application was refused on grounds including it “would result in the loss of existing traditional stone buildings and introduce unjustified new build residential development in a countryside location,” and the development “through its excessive scale, form and massing will have a significant overbearing impact on the visual amenity of this site and its surrounding landscape”.
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