Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Application overview
Retention of existing bunk barn accommodation with associated amenities for recreation and education as was approved under a temporary permission (18/0621/FUL)
Proposal details
- Reference
- NP/26/0025/FUL
- Ward
- W05001485
- Parish
- Nevern
- Agent
- Harries
- UPRN
- 10009877611
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Morawelon, Moylegrove, Cardigan, Pembrokeshire, SA43 3BX
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Documents 16 of 16
| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| REFUSED Drwg No. 01A - Plans/Elevations as Existing/Proposed including Site Location PlanRefused Document | 15 Jan 2026 | View |
| REFUSED Green Infrastructure StatementRefused Document | 15 Jan 2026 | View |
| REFUSED Planning StatementRefused Document | 15 Jan 2026 | View |
| Consultee Response - PCC Drainage Engineers 10/2/26Consultee response | 10 Feb 2026 | View |
| Consultee Response - Highways 11/2/26Consultee response | 11 Feb 2026 | View |
| Consultee Response - PCNPA Rights of Way and Access Officer 16/02/2026Consultee response | 17 Feb 2026 | View |
| Consultee Response - Nevern Community Council 24/02/2026Consultee response | 25 Feb 2026 | View |
| Consultee response - Nevern C.C. re c'd 2/3/26Consultee response | 2 Mar 2026 | View |
| Consultee response Nevern C.C. received 5/3/26Consultee response | 9 Mar 2026 | View |
| Redacted Application form (revised) recd 25/3/26Application forms | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| Consultee Response - PCNPA Planning Ecologist 14/04/2026Consultee response | 14 Apr 2026 | View |
| Consultee Response - Nevern C.C. 23/4/26Consultee response | 23 Apr 2026 | View |
| Consultee Response - PCNPA Rights of Way and Access Officer 05/05/2026Consultee response | 6 May 2026 | View |
| Consultee response - Highways 7/5/26Consultee response | 8 May 2026 | View |
| Officer reportOfficer Reports | 22 May 2026 | View |
| Decision noticeDecision notice | 22 May 2026 | View |
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Decision & conditions
Decision noticePlanning conditions
- The proposed development has resulted in unacceptable landscape impact on the National Park and potentially disturbed species and habitats within the countryside. The proposal would not be compatible with the National Park's purpose of conserving and enhancing its natural beauty, wildlife, and cultural heritage, nor would it protect its Special Qualities or its landscape. As such, the proposal is considered contrary to Policy 1 (National Park Purposes and Duty), Policy 07 (Countryside), Policy 8 (Special Qualities), Policy 14 (Conservation and Enhancement of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park), Policy 29 (Sustainable Design) of LDP2.
- Officers consider that there is a lack of information regarding the functionally linked business use of the development, and the interaction between the outdoor activities the business offers, and the proposed development on this site. Further screening is required for the use and activities which would arise from the development. In the absence of information confirming the types of outdoor activities to be offered from the development site, the nature of the courses run from the site, and the destinations of these activities in relation to the surrounding landscape and seascape, including the SAC. The application fails to demonstrate that impacts on the Cardigan Bay / Bae Ceredigion Special Area of Protection (SAC) and the Aberath Carreg Wylan Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI. As such, the proposal is considered contrary to Policy 1 (National Park Purposes and Duty), Policy 8 (Special Qualities), Policy 10 (Sites and Species of European Importance), Policy 11 (Nationally Protected Sites and Species), Policy 14 (Conservation and Enhancement of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park) of LDP2, Section 6 of Planning Policy Wales (Edition 12), Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 (as amended), the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 and the Environment (Wales) Act 2016.
- The application for permanent consent should clearly demonstrate how the proposed development will help sustain the existing farm business in both the short and long term. The applicant should also show how the income from the proposed development would be invested in the farm to ensure a more viable farming activity can be sustained, as the functioning of the main agricultural unit should not be prejudiced by the proposal. There is insufficient information to assess the full scale of the proposed farm diversification in this instance, or whether the diversification is at a scale that prejudices the main agricultural unit, which would constitute a reason for refusal. The proposal is therefore considered contrary to Policy 45 of LDP2.
