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Pembrokeshire Council On Course To Underspend By £1m

Pembrokeshire County Council, which has had many fears of budgets firmly in the red in recent years, is on course to end the financial...

Chicken Farm Shed

Plans by one of the largest independent organic poultry producers in Wales to extend their Pembrokeshire facilities have been given the go-ahead by the...

Deer Park On Sale For £4 Million

A Pembrokeshire deer farm park attraction, which has expanded with several developments recently approved by councillors despite repeated officer recommendations of refusal, is now...

Genocide Petition

A call for Pembrokeshire County Council to join other west Wales authorities in calling for its pension funds to be divested from companies profiting...

Special Event For Closure-Threatened School

A Pembrokeshire school at threat of potential closure is holding a special early Christmas event to give its pupils a special treat with appearances...

Leaking School Roof

Pupils at a leaking Pembrokeshire school, built just nine years ago, which now has more than 500 props holding up parts of its roof,...

“Banksy” Petition Closes

A call for Pembrokeshire to back a multi-millionaire wealth tax to support public services submitted by a former councillor, once accused of being the...

Woodland Garden Plans

Plans to improve access at historic Pembrokeshire woodland gardens run by the National Trust have been approved. In an application to Pembrokeshire Coast National Park,...

Training Camp Asylum

A call for assurances from the Home Secretary that a Pembrokeshire military training camp will not be used to accommodate asylum seekers has been...

Dog Training Approval

A call to keep a Pembrokeshire dog training school which has won medals for Wales in international dog agility events has been approved by...

National Park Finances

Pembrokeshire’s national park is expected to have a far better financial situation than previously feared, with a current underspend of nearly £600,000, and an...

Holiday Park Plans

Amendments to an expansion of a south Pembrokeshire holiday park, previously approved despite an officer recommendation of refusal, have been given the go-ahead. In an...

Care Home Withdrawn

Plans for a care home for adults with mental health needs in a south Pembrokeshire village, which raised many local objections, have been withdrawn. In...

‘Eyesore’ Motel Demolition

Demolition works for a multi-million-pound scheme to redevelop a derelict Pembrokeshire motel, described as “one of the last true blots on our county’s landscape”...

Care Home Purchase

Senior Pembrokeshire councillors have backed the early stages of a purchase of a second council-run children’s care home in the county. Sentry Cottage, formerly known...

Chapel Conversion Approved

A call to convert an isolated  former chapel, that “has withstood Atlantic gales and bleak, Pembrokeshire winters” for some 180 years, to a home...

Natural Burial Extension For Cemetery Approved

Resubmitted plans for a previously refused scheme for eco-friendly natural burials at a Pembrokeshire cemetery have now been given the go-ahead by the county...

Refusal Of 50 Homes Scheme

A scheme for 50 homes in a Pembrokeshire town, which was put on hold temporarily last month, has been refused despite a call for...

Traveller Site Call

A call for two gypsy traveller pitches at a small agricultural holding to allow a family to move from an existing site “suffering from...

Hotel Works Call

Plans for works on a Pembrokeshire village hotel to address changing consumer trends, which the application says has left a part of the business...

Battery Box Committee

Plans for a north Pembrokeshire ‘battery box’ unit to provide electricity storage during off-peak times are expected to be approved despite local objections. In an...

Turbine Approval?

Fresh plans for a replacement wind turbine in north Pembrokeshire, submitted after a previous scheme which saw concerns by the Met Office was withdrawn,...

Second Cricket Pitch

Plans for a second cricket pitch at a successful Pembrokeshire club to let it “future-proof” its growth are expected to be backed by councillors. In...

Children’s Home Houses

Plans to convert a vacant Pembrokeshire farmhouse and outbuildings, which was once a children’s home, to five properties, have been lodged with the national...

Certificate Of Lawfulness For Shellfish Business

A certificate of lawfulness call for a rural Pembrokeshire farm shellfish export business, which has even supplied Rick Stein’s with lobster, has been given...

Shepherd’s Hut Lawfulness

A call to allow a four-wheeled shepherds hut to be placed in a Pembrokeshire garden as a personal writing space and visitor accommodation will...

Picton Castle “Zoo” Castle

Plans to replace a former ‘zoo’ with a visitor shelter at a Pembrokeshire castle and estate house which is open to the public have...

Tenby Museum Works

A call for works at what is said to be one of the oldest independent museums in Wales has been submitted to Pembrokeshire’s national...

New Carpetright Store Planned For Haverfordwest

Plans to reopen Haverfordwest’s Carpetright store, which closed in 2024, as another carpet store, submitted by the original founders of the brand, have been...

Caravan Site Approval

Plans for a new management and visitor building at a north Pembrokeshire caravan park have been given the go-ahead. In an application to Pembrokeshire Coast...

Tenby Railway Bridge

A Network Rail call to build a new disability-friendly railway bridge at Tenby’s Victorian station has been given the go-ahead by the national park. Back...

Plans For A Lidl Store Near Tenby Submitted

A formal scheme for a new store on the edge of Tenby by retail giant Lidl has been submitted to Pembrokeshire planners. In an application...

Second Homes Tax Reaction

Pembrokeshire’s Labour group has warned that a recent decision to cut council tax premiums for second home-owners could lead to everyone else’s council tax...

Moylegrove Adventure Hub

Plans for an adventure tourism hub in north Pembrokeshire, ruled by a high court judge to have been granted unlawfully following a legal challenge,...

Plans For 15 Flats At Former Chapel

Plans to convert Haverfordwest’s former Wesleyan Chapel, once the site of a regular place for preaching by John Wesley himself, to 15 flats have...

Housing Fears

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Hundreds of homes and potentially thousands of jobs in Pembrokeshire could be at risk due to recent changes in planning guidance, a strongly worded...

Campervan Trial Scheme

The recently approved Pembrokeshire council trial scheme for an overnight motorhome and campervan parking site close to Fishguard’s ferry came under the spotlight at...

Affordable Housing Scheme For 23 Dwellings In Pembrokeshire Near Cardigan Submitted

A call to back a scheme for 23 affordable homes in a Pembrokeshire village close to Cardigan has been submitted to county planners.Wales &...

Modernisation Works At Pembrokeshire College Approved

A call to modernise Haverfordwest’s Pembrokeshire College with a much-needed new entrance and a ‘virtual’ training suite, the first of its kind for a...

Contentious Holiday Park Scheme Up For Approval Again

Resubmitted plans for a £7.5m Pembrokeshire holiday park extension after a high court judgement overturned a council approval are yet again recommended for refusal. In...

Cattle Underpass Scheme Related To Dairy Farm Expansion Approved

A call for a cattle underpass at a Pembrokeshire dairy farm, which was recently given approval for extensive developments, has also been backed by...

No Fresh Complaints About Withyhedge Landfill Site

There have been no fresh complaints about landfill odours at the contentious Withyhedge landfill site near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire councillors heard. An Incident Management Team...

Interviews For New Senior Officer With A Salary Of £91,000 to...

Pembrokeshire could soon have a new senior council officer, a post which commands a salary of £91,000 to £101,000, following a meeting taking place...

Certificate Of Lawfulness For Couple Who Used Outbuildings For Holiday Lets

A call to keep the use of outbuildings “openly” used as AirBnB holiday lets without planning permission in a Pembrokeshire village just months after...

Neyland Councillor Investigation Discontinued After Resignation

An Ombudsman investigation into “a concerning picture of poor behaviour, over a substantial period of time” by a former Pembrokeshire town councillor has been...

Ombudsman Investigation

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An Ombudsman investigation into “a concerning picture of poor behaviour, over a substantial period of time” by a former Pembrokeshire town councillor has been...

Caravan Storage Refusal

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Plans to extend a Pembrokeshire caravan storage facility have been refused by the county council. In an application through agent Gethin Beynon, Noel Richards sought...

“Eyesore” Battery Box

Plans for a potentially “visual eyesore” green energy storage unit near a Pembrokeshire football club have been refused. AMP Clean Energy, in an application to...

Greenhill School Report To Be Heard

Long-term building improvements or a new school build at Tenby’s Ysgol Greenhill where emergency works were started earlier this year after more than 700...

School Petition To Be Discussed At Full Council

A petition calling on Pembrokeshire County Council to keep open a village school, severely damaged in a fire back in 2022, will be debated...
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