Alerting the community to forthcoming planning applications
This recent development causes light pollution – something that the National Park Development Plan says should be controlled. The picture shows Y Garn in the background, which is affected by the light pollution from this development, as are the properties above. When the lights are on it is like a beacon, due to the size and style of the triangle window.
In this case, the Development Management Committee (DMC) controversially granted planning permission by 7 votes – 7 votes! The National Parks DMC Chairman sided with the case officer who had “mistakenly” misrepresented the results of a petition signed by 151 Newport residents overwhelmingly opposing this development, when she claimed in her written report to the DMC that the petition was actually supporting the development. She was picked up on this point, but it appeared that some of the DMC had already made up their minds. This One Planet Development bordering iconic Carningli S.S.I. landscape does not conform with the Sanford Principle- ( A concept in the management of protected landscapes in the UK) National Parks Policy Review Committee chaired by Lord Sanford which states “National Parks Authorities can do much to reconcile public enjoyment with the preservation of natural beauty by good planning and management. Priority must be given to the conservation of natural beauty.”
Application no:NP/19/0098/OUT dwelling
Reg date:28-Feb-2019 Approved:24-July 19
See approved permission on planning website:
https://planning.pembrokeshirecoast.wales
Several letters of objection to this application received, summary of objections can been seen in the Officer’s report on the planning website. The Town Council recommended approval of this application.
Application no: NP/18/0659/FUL Reg date:06-Nov-2018
Extension of residential curtilage of Pant yr Hedd including change of use for agricultural land was approved on 21-Dec-2018.
See planning application here: https://planning.pembrokeshirecoast.wales
A replacement dwelling with retention of facade of Pant yr Hedd was approved on 17th July 2017. Application no:NP/16/0427/FUL
See approval here: https://planning.pembrokeshirecoast.wales
This is how the cottage looks now, we do not have a design for the new dwelling, but one can only imagine that this unique longhouse cottage will be lost forever.
Bettwys Newydd (This case dates back to 2008 and ran for many years.)
This is a massive development on the Parrog, which was the subject of a huge protest. According to the National Park’s own Monitoring Officer, numerous mistakes were made by Planning Officers and £77,000 of public money was spent by the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park handling the application. The Welsh Government Planning Inspector heavily criticised the National Park for a visually inappropriate development, but he allowed the appeal and the building remains. Much earlier intervention by the public might have prevented this, hence this website-to draw attention to planning applications as early as possible. The full story is documented on the old Opposition Group Website.