Restaurant To Flats?
Plans to convert a vandalised former Pembrokeshire town centre Chinese restaurant to a flat and bedsits are expected to be approved next week.
In an...
Air Quality Consultation
A public consultation which could lead to the ending of an air quality management scheme in Pembroke and Haverfordwest, brought in after high levels...
‘Last Resort’ Sale Of Problem Empty Properties Expected
Powers allowing Pembrokeshire’s council to potentially force the sale of problem long-term empty properties as a last resort, are expected to be backed by...
Wastewater Community Fund
A £20,000 community fund for Cardigan as part of Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water’s £20m upgrade at its wastewater treatment works is being launched this...
Holiday Lets To Homes Lawfulness Granted
A call to allow 1970s-approved holiday lets near a Pembrokeshire reservoir beauty spot to become permanent homes, as no condition preventing that change was...
MBE For Guiding Stalwart & Chair of Pembrokeshire’s PACTO
A Ceredigion Girlguiding volunteer has been recognised in the 2025 New Year Honours list for services to the community of Dyfed over the last...
Council £4m Better Off
Pembrokeshire’s financial situation for next year is some £4m better off after a higher settlement from the Welsh Government, but the council still faces...
Urgent Question On Tidal Barrage Scheme
Significant issues with a part of Pembroke’s tidal barrage are not expected to be fully fixed before late January, councillors heard.
Pembroke councillors Aaron Carey...
Big Changes For South Pembrokeshire Schools
Pembrokeshire councillors are being asked to back major potential changes to school provision in the south of the county which could see multiple schools...
Dairy Farm Holiday Pods
A call for a Pembrokeshire dairy farm to keep two “alternative” holiday pods sited without permission as a way of diversifying in an uncertain...
River Cleddau Petition
A call for a public commitment to save Pembrokeshire’s River Cleddau has been made in a petition on the council’s own website.
The e-petition, started...
Local Government Settlement
Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion are set to receive a lower-than-average funding settlement from the Welsh Government, placing them both at 13th out of the 22...
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
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 &...