Affordable Housing
Plans for the second stage of an affordable housing scheme, which will deliver 28 homes in a north Pembrokeshire seaside village have been given...
Holiday Park Expansion
An expansion scheme approved for a south Pembrokeshire holiday site of nearly 500 ‘caravan’ units will help safeguard the jobs of the more than...
Heatwave After Heatwave: Why 2026 Is Set To Be The Hottest...
Following the hottest spring on record, this year’s summer temperatures have soared into the
high 30s. Whilst the lasting damage of the summer sun is...
Temporary Campsite Refusal
A call for a temporary campsite at a north Pembrokeshire community has been turned down, but the applicants are still able to submit a...
Shepherd Hut One Year Later
An appeal is ongoing against a national park refusal of a shepherd hut holiday let in a Pembrokeshire village, nearly a year after planners...
Partly Retro Works At Golf Club Approved
Partly retrospective plans for works at Tenby’s golf club have been approved by Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.
In an application through agent Acanthus Holden Architects,...
Council Responds To Rumors
Pembrokeshire’s council has again stressed that housing developments in the county aren’t used to provide accommodation for people from Birmingham or any other English...
Certificate Of Lawfulness For Business Granted
A Pembrokeshire man has been allowed to keep a car servicing business yard, in part, that was previously subject to an enforcement notice for...
Call To Approve Engineering Works
A call to approve the expansion of a Pembrokeshire specialist engineering business with the demolition of a workshop for “health and safety reasons” has...
Second Home Tourist Tax
A call to cut the council tax premium paid by second home-owners in Pembrokeshire by using funds from any future tourism tax has been...
Garage To Holiday Let Plans Submitted
A call to convert a south Pembrokeshire garage to a two-bed holiday let has been submitted to county planners.
In an application to Pembrokeshire County...
Housing & The Problems That Remain
To this day we still have a problem with housing and homelessness.
From 1979 to 1990, Margaret Thatcher was our Prime Minister and in that...
Seasonal Campsite Approval From National Park
A call to establish a seasonal campsite at Pembrokeshire’s St Bride’s Bay has been given the go-ahead by the national park.
In an application to...
Council More Housing
Pembrokeshire County Council has marked the completion of 11 new homes to support local families in accessing affordable housing at its Rose Haven Gardens...
Call To Allow A 1979 Scheme To Be Used For Permanent...
A call to allow a Pembrokeshire holiday let, part of a 1979 conversion scheme, to be used as a home for a recently married...
Debris Sweeper Plan
Rotating sweepers are to be installed by a river bridge in Carmarthenshire which gets clogged with debris during heavy rain.
The two sweepers will be...
Ysgol Cilgerran Catholics
A further religious group has opposed Pembrokeshire County Council’s plan to redesignate a north county faith primary school as a nonreligious community school.
Back in...
Pub Lawfulness Refused
A call to keep the use of a first floor of a rural Pembrokeshire pub which has been used as a dwelling for decades...
Forest Farm Barn To House
A call to convert a Pembrokeshire agricultural barn, part of a previously approved scheme for a ‘forest farm’, to a residential dwelling for an...
County Councillor Barred From Public Office
A Pembrokeshire councillor has been suspended from office until the end of November for breaching the authority’s code of conduct over a planning matter...
Coffee Shop To Healthcare
Plans to convert a vacant former coffee shop next to a Pembrokeshire seaside town’s Sainsbury’s supermarket to healthcare clinic have been approved.
In an application...
Dog Exercise Scheme Refused Again
A call for a two-year period of grace to test a previously-refused Pembrokeshire dog exercise area has again been turned down by planners.
In a...
Lawfulness Call For Caravan Site Works Granted
A south Pembrokeshire caravan park’s call to be allowed to keep site works completed without permission nearly a decade ago has been given the...
Application For Works At Doctor Beynon’s Bug Farm
Plans for works at a Pembrokeshire ‘bug farm’ to allow it “to maintain its high-quality farming, research, and educational facility” have been submitted to...
Retrospective Call To Keep Glamping Pod
A call to let a small rural Pembrokeshire caravan site keep a glamping pod sited without planning permission has been lodged with county planners.
In...
Architect Studio To Long-Term Let
A resubmitted call to convert a former architect’s studio into a long-term let after its owner retired has been lodged with Pembrokeshire planners.
In an...
Certificate Of Lawfulness Granted For Overflow Campsite
A call to allow an overflow campsite to remain at a north Pembrokeshire site, which has been in existence for a century, has been...
Plans For Burger King In Haverfordwest
Pembrokeshire’s county town could soon be home to ‘The Whopper’ with plans for a Burger King fast food restaurant in Haverfordwest submitted.
In an application...
Coffee Bar Approval Granted By Council
Plans to change a former hairdressing salon in Pembrokeshire’s only city to a family-friendly coffee bar have been approved by the national park.
In an...
Chapel Plans Approved
Plans to convert a former Pembrokeshire chapel, empty for more than three decades, to a home have been approved.
In an application submitted to Pembrokeshire...
Councillor Who Fought School Closure Said It Should Never Have Been...
A closure-threatened Pembrokeshire school, which has now been saved, should “never have been considered for closure,” a local councillor who battled to keep it...
Brickworks Tearoom Solar
A call for works at a Pembrokeshire seaside tearoom, once the site of a Victorian brickworks machinery shed, has been given the go-ahead by...
Scrapyard Campsite Approved
A call for a formal seasonal Pembrokeshire campsite with motorhomes camping on the site of a former scrapyard has been given the go-ahead by...
Second Homes Tax Relief
A call to apply discretionary powers to help properties that have moved from business rates to potentially facing second homes council tax charges in...
Tenby Schools Consultation
A public consultation is to be held on discontinuing two schools in the Tenby area, including Greenhill comprehensive, with the aim of establishing a...
Ysgol Cilgerran Protests
Supporters of Ysgol Cilgerran’s Church in Wales school have protested at a Pembrokeshire County Council meeting against council plans to remove church status from...
Resubmitted Kilgetty Housing Scheme
Plans to build homes in a Pembrokeshire village, previously refused for not having a high enough housing density, have been resubmitted with more homes...
Planners Approve Works For Eisteddfod Maes
A call for permission for works clearing part of the 2026 Eisteddfod site ahead of this year’s festival in Pembrokeshire has been given the...
The Most Talked About Books of 2026 So Far
If you walked into your nearest bookshop, what new releases would you find? Here’s a list of 2026’s most anticipated and talked about books,...
New Senior Officer With Salary Of £132,063 – £145,050 Sought By...
Pembrokeshire County Council is on the lookout for a new senior officer with a salary, including allowances, that could top £150,000 a year.
In an...
Wildlife Catapult Fears
Wildlife at Pembroke’s Mill Pond beauty spot may be being killed after being deliberately targeted by what appears to be catapult attacks, the town...
Dogs On Beaches Bylaws To Be Spotlighted
Bylaws connected to restrictions on dogs on Pembrokeshire beaches are to come under the spotlight later this week in a series of questions to...
Slurry Retro Appeal
A retrospective call for amendments to a previously granted building and slurry lagoon at a 700-herd Pembrokeshire dairy farm has been given the go-ahead...
New Classroom Approved
A call to replace a Pembrokeshire village school classroom that had reached the end of its life with a modern facility has been given...
Coast Path Reopens
A section of a south Pembrokeshire seaside coastal path, closed once again after a landslide at the weekend, has now reopened.
After a landslide yesterday,...
Holiday Let And Home Extension At Former Surgery Site Approved
Plans to convert a former GP surgery in Pembrokeshire’s only city to a home and to build a holiday let in its grounds have...
Manorbier Investigation & Apology
A call for an impartial investigation into the contentious closure of Manorbier school, along with an apology from a senior councillor in connection with...
182-Day Rule Again
A call for Pembrokeshire to again push Welsh Government for a review of the contentious 182-day rule for self-catering holiday properties in order to...
Summer Spectacular Licensing
A decision on whether to grant a license for Tenby’s Summer Spectacular events, which have been cancelled this year, is expected in a few...
New Pembrokeshire Councillor Speaks
Pembrokeshire’s new Conservative county councillor, who won a seven-way battle for the Pembroke Dock Market ward seat, has said he is “fully focussed on...











































