Outdoor Classroom Plans For Village School Approved
An outdoor classroom and associated works at a Pembrokeshire village school to replace buildings that are no longer fit for purpose has been given...
Industrial Units Licensing Call
An application for a new premises licence for a Milford Haven business unit to hold live entertainments events venue, which was recently granted planning...
3G Pitch Plans For Haverfordwest AFC Submitted
Plans for a new 3G artificial playing surface pitch at Haverfordwest County AFC’s grounds have been submitted to Pembrokeshire County Council.
The application, by Haverfordwest...
Pembrokeshire Council’s Electric Van Fiasco
Senior Pembrokeshire councillors have been left to “clean up the mess” after they were asked to sign off the purchase of more than £1.1m...
Lola James Review Published
A multi-agency review of the circumstances around the death of a Pembrokeshire toddler Lola James has been published with hopes an action plan will...
Angle Lifeboat Moving For A Six Month Trial
A six-month trial to operate Angle’s all-weather Tamar class lifeboat across the waterway in Milford Haven, from the Port Authority’s jetty has started.
Earlier this...
Farm Park To Be Decided By Committee After Special Meeting
A previously-refused Pembrokeshire farm barn attraction, which has gained a 2,600-strong petition of support is to be decided by councillors rather than planning officers...
Seaside Bistro Lease Update Agreed
A new lease with a rent increase to £12,000 for a wine/bar bistro at a north Pembrokeshire seaside village that was once part of...
Call For Site Visit To Battery Storage System Scheme Defeated
A call to defer a scheme for a south Pembrokeshire national grid-connected electrical battery storage facility close to Pembroke Power Station after concerns were...
Adventure Hub Deferred Again
A proposed new adventure tourism hub in north Pembrokeshire will be discussed by planners in September after being deferred this month, the second such...
Shop To Financial Services Plans Get Go-Ahead
An application to change a former shop in Fishguard to a financial service business has been backed by Pembrokeshire planners, who reflected on the...
Impassioned Plea To Keep Service Users At Day Care Centre
An impassioned plea to give Pembroke Dock’s closure-threatened Anchorage day centre a breathing space, a potential victim of the need for cash-strapped Pembrokeshire County...
Member Of County Council Conservative Group Quits
A member of Pembrokeshire County Council’s Conservative group has left the party to join unaffiliated members on the council says he felt not longer...
Tax Premium Exemption Call Expected To Fail
A call to allow council officers the ability to suspend the empty properties council tax premium for Pembrokeshire homes under renovation is expected to...
Plans For 24 Affordable Homes At Former Motor World Site
A consultation on council plans to build 24 affordable homes for the over-55s at the site of the former Motor World building in Milford...
Plans For Modernised Lidl Supermarket
An application to demolish a Pembrokeshire supermarket, replacing it with a more modern facility, has been submitted to county planners.
Lidl Great Britain Limited is...
Planners Back Removal Of Agricultural Worker-Only Condition
A call to remove an agricultural condition on a Pembrokeshire property, granted in the 1990s for a vegetable nursery which later suffered with the...
School Redevelopment On Cards
An application for the redevelopment of Haverfordwest’s Portfield School is expected to get the go-ahead from Pembrokeshire planners next week.
Pembrokeshire County Council’s planning committee...
Affordable Homes Plans In Solva Submitted
A scheme for 28 affordable homes on the site of a Pembrokeshire football pitch has been submitted to national park planners.
The application, by housing...
School Plans Submitted To National Park, Downpage
Plans for coverings in parts of a north Pembrokeshire school to make them “usable during inclement weather” have been submitted to the national park.
Pembrokeshire...
Retrospective Plans For Hair Salon In Garden Shed Approved
A call to allow a Pembrokeshire garden shed to continue as a hair salon has been given the go-ahead by county planners.
William Lloyd sought...
Pembrokeshire Chapel Roof Space Conversion Refused
Plans to convert the roof space of a disused Pembrokeshire Baptist chapel to living accommodation have been refused.
Toby Downing, of The Vestry, Penuel Chapel, ...
Kennels Scheme Refused A Third Time
A resubmitted scheme for a twice-refused south Pembrokeshire dog boarding and day care centre, later dismissed on appeal, has been turned down a third...
Plans For 67 Affordable Homes In Pembrokeshire Village
A formal scheme for 67 affordable homes in a Pembrokeshire village by housing group Ateb has been submitted to county planners.
Back in January, agent...
Former Pembrokeshire College Site Demolition Granted
An application to demolish Haverfordwest’s former learning centre, once occupied by Pembrokeshire College, has been backed by county planners.
Earlier this year, social housing provider...
Second Homes Campaign Group Letter Objecting To Council Tax Rises
A second homes council tax campaign group has said the “unaffordable” premium for such properties is forcing their owners into debt, a letter sent...
Meeting With Chief Constable After Policing Concerns Raised
A Pembroke councillor who had previously raised concerns about crime and antisocial behaviour in the town has recently met with the chief constable to...
Applicant Praised Over Holiday Lodges Scheme
Plans for 20 self-catering holiday lodges in the Pembrokeshire village of Johnston have been approved, with a senior member of the planning committee praising...
Cabinet Report On Housing Stock Purchased
Housing worth more than £3.5m has been purchased in Pembrokeshire by the council, senior councillors heard this week.
Pembrokeshire County Council’s Cabinet, meeting on May...
Cabinet Report On Housing Stock Purchased
Plans for 20 self-catering holiday lodges in the Pembrokeshire village of Johnston are expected to get the go-ahead next week.
An application before the May...
A Drive-Thru Starbucks For Haverfordwest?
Plans for what could be a drive-through Starbucks coffee shop accompanying an electric vehicle charging station at Haverfordwest’s Days Garage, are being recommended for...
Community Pub Can Keep Platform For Choir And Disabled Access
A Pembrokeshire community pub, which earned the support of a Hollywood star, has been allowed to keep a disabled access walkway and restored platform...
‘Kick In The Face’ For Welsh Language
Pembrokeshire’s new Cabinet, under new council leader Jon Harvey, is a “kick in the face” for Welsh speakers, and is now independent “in name...
Political Spat Over Question To Full Council
A public question on Pembrokeshire’s recent budget submitted to the county council by one of its Labour members drew the ire of the new...
No Road User Charge & No Clean Air Zones, Council Says
Pembrokeshire County Council has no current plans to introduce clean air zones or road user charging, councillors heard.
In a submitted question heard at the...
Question On Freeport Planning Rules
There is “unlikely to be any relaxation on planning” in Pembrokeshire’s Freeport area, councillors heard.
In late March 2023 it was announced that Pembrokeshire had...
Relationship & Sexuality Education Question Heard At Full Council
A call for Pembrokeshire County Council to provide assurance that RSE education in the county was “both age appropriate and does not constitute grooming”...
Call To Keep Day Centre Open Heard At County Hall
A plea by a concerned parent to keep Pembroke Dock’s Anchorage Day Centre open was heard at a full meeting of Pembrokeshire County Council.
The...
£115k Savings For Waste Collection Changes
A move to four-weekly ‘black bag’ collections will save Pembrokeshire £115,000, a full meeting of the council heard.
In a pre-submitted question heard at the...
Properties Failing 182-Day Rule Led To Increase In Council Tax Arrears
Pembrokeshire is facing nearly £9m in council tax arrears, in part due to an “unprecedented bloc” of some 90 homes unable to meet the...
Over £2m Rental Arrears, With One Case Over £18,000 Alone
A question over concerns that Pembrokeshire County Council has “serious rental areas of more than £2m” saw members of the council hear that one...
Legal Discussions Over Recouping School Fire Insurance Excess
Legal discussions are ongoing about Pembrokeshire County Council potentially recouping a £200,000 insurance excess paid by it following the 2022 fire at Manorbier school.
Manorbier...
Political Spat Leads To Talk Of ‘Dark Days’ Of Tony Blair
A call to prevent a return to “the dark days” of Pembrokeshire’s previous administration drew the ire of one of its members, with talk...
New Council Leader For Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire’s new council leader Jon Harvey has promised to bring “compassion and transparency” and a willingness to work with other political groups after a...
Mansion Turbine Backed
A £1m scheme for a “20-storey-high” wind turbine to keep a listed Pembrokeshire mansion viable has been backed at a meeting of full council...
Budget Scrutiny Call Referred To Committee
A call for a full review – or even rescinding – of Pembrokeshire’s 2024 council budget, which saw an 11th hour drop in a...
Call For Empty Property Tax Exemption
A call to allow council officers the ability to suspend the empty properties council tax premium for Pembrokeshire homes under renovation is to be...
Transport Interchange Call Defeated But Project Has Big Savings
A call for Haverfordwest’s transport interchange to come under the scrutiny of full council was defeated by just one vote, but the project as...
New Leader & Deputy Of Council’s Largest Political Group Elected
Pembrokeshire’s largest council political group has elected new leaders on May 8th, who promise to be “a critical friend” of the ruling administration rather...
Plea To Keep Pembroke Dock Centre Open To Be Heard
A plea to keep Pembroke Dock’s Anchorage Day Centre open is to be heard at a full meeting of Pembrokeshire County Council next week.
The...
