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Application overview
Provision of alternative design holiday units (From NP22/0686/FUL) shepherds huts & retention of storage shed with cladding (partly in retrospect)
Proposal details
- Reference
- NP/26/0375/FUL
- Alternative references
- PP-15068814
- Ward
- W05001433
- Parish
- Amroth
- Agent
- Vaughan-Harries
- UPRN
- 10009874343
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Elydir Cottage, Amroth, Narberth, Pembrokeshire, SA67 8PR
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Documents 13 of 13
| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Planning & Green Infrastructure StatementApproved Documents | Not published | View |
| APPROVED Ecological AppraisalApproved Documents | Not published | View |
| APPROVED 06a Shepherds Hut 02 Details Holiday UnitApproved Documents | Not published | View |
| APPROVED 05a Shepherds Hut 01 Details Ancillary AccommodationApproved Documents | Not published | View |
| APPROVED 04a Proposed/As Built Storage Shed with Cladding DetailsApproved Documents | Not published | View |
| APPROVED 03a Previous Storage Shed DetailsApproved Documents | Not published | View |
| APPROVED 02b Site PlanApproved Documents | Not published | View |
| APPROVED 01a Location PlanApproved Documents | Not published | View |
| Application Form - RedactedApplication forms | Not published | View |
| Consultee Response - PCC Transportataion & Environment (Highways) 19/08/2026Consultee response | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| Consultee Response - PCNPA Planning Ecologist 18/08/2026Consultee response | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| Consultee Response - Amroth Community Council 21/08/26Consultee response | 21 Aug 2026 | View |
| Officer ReportOfficer Reports | 4 Sept 2026 | View |
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Decision & conditions
Planning conditions
- The development shall begin not later than five years from the date of this decision. Reason: Required to be imposed pursuant to Section 91 (1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended).
- The development shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans and documents: • 01a – Location Plan & Block Plan • 02b – Site Plan • 03a – Previous Storage Shed Details • 04a – As-built Storage Shed Details with Cladding • 05a - Shepherds Hut 01 Details Ancillary Accommodation • 06a – Shepherd's Hut 02 Details (Holiday Unit) • Planning & Green Infrastructure Statement (Hayston Developments & Planning Ltd, dated 9 June 2026) • Preliminary Ecological Appraisal (PLANeco, July 2021) Reason: In order to be clear on the approved scheme of development in the interests of protecting visual amenity and the special qualities of the National Park. Policy: Local Development Plan 2 – Policies 1 (National Park Purposes and Duty), 8 (Special Qualities), 14 (Conservation of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park) and 29 (Sustainable Design).
- Lighting: Any additional external lighting in connection with the proposed development should be low level, hooded and downward facing to avoid light spill, avoid shining directly onto features such as woodland edge and hedgerows, and should be operated on a PIR activated timer. Lighting details should be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to installation. Reason: In the interests of maintaining the special qualities of the landscape and habitats of the National Park through the protection, creation and enhancement of links between sites and their protection for amenity, landscape and biodiversity value. Policy: Local Development Plan 2 - Policies 1 (National Park Purposes and Duty), 8 (Special Qualities), 11 (Nationally Protected Sites and Species), 14 (Conservation of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park), 30 (Amenity) and to comply with the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 (as amended), the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 and the Environment (Wales) Act 2016.
- All retained trees, hedgebanks and hedge boundary features and/or any trees whose canopies overhang the site shall be protected by the duration of the development (in accordance with BS5837: 2012 ‘Trees in relation to design, demolition, and construction – Recommendations’). The protection measures shall be implemented prior to any equipment, machinery or materials are brought onto the site for the purposes of the development, and shall be maintained until all equipment, machinery and surplus materials have been removed from the site. Nothing shall be stored or placed within any protection area, and the ground levels within those areas shall not be altered, nor shall any excavation (in relation to connecting to existing infrastructure) be made, without the prior written consent of the local planning authority. No works to trees will be carried out without prior approval from this authority. Reason: To prevent detrimental impact to trees, hedges and other landscape features which contribute to the amenity, landscape & biodiversity of the site and surrounding area. Local Development Plan 2 – Policies: 1 (National Park Purposes and Duty), 8 (Special Qualities), 14 (Conservation and enhancement of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park), 30 (Amenity), SPG – Biodiversity, SPG - Landscape, Technical Advice Note (TAN) 5: Nature Conservation and Planning (2009), Technical Advice Note (TAN) 10: Tree Preservation Orders (1997).
- In the first available planting season following the approval of this development, planting shall be implemented in accordance with the Planning & Green Infrastructure Statement (Hayston Developments & Planning Ltd, dated 9 June 2026) and Drawing No. 02b – Site Plan. Any existing plants retained; or new plants planted in accordance with the approved scheme which, within a period of 5 years after implementation of the approved development are removed, die, become diseased or damaged to such extent that, in the opinion of the Local Planning Authority, the function in relation to this planning approval is no longer delivered, shall be replaced with plants of similar size and specification. Any variations to the details of the documents and plans must only be undertaken after the proposed variations have been agreed in writing by the LPA. Reason: To prevent detrimental impact to trees, hedges and other landscape features which contribute to the amenity, landscape & biodiversity of the site and surrounding area. Local Development Plan 2 – Policies: 1 (National Park Purposes and Duty), 8 (Special Qualities), 14 (Conservation and enhancement of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park), 30 (Amenity), SPG 12 – Biodiversity, Technical Advice Note (TAN) 5: Nature Conservation and Planning (2009), Technical Advice Note (TAN) 10: Tree Preservation Orders (1997).
- The biodiversity enhancement features, comprising the bat boxes and bird boxes shown on Drawing No. 06a – Shepherd's Hut 02 Details (Holiday Unit) and detailed within the Planning & Green Infrastructure Statement (Hayston Developments & Planning Ltd, dated 9 June 2026) within 6 months of the other works hereby approved being completed. Any variations to the details of the documents and plans must only be undertaken after the proposed variations have been agreed in writing by the LPA. Reason: To prevent detrimental impact to trees, hedges and other landscape features which contribute to the amenity, landscape & biodiversity of the site and surrounding area. Local Development Plan 2 – Policies: 1 (National Park Purposes and Duty), 8 (Special Qualities), 14 (Conservation and enhancement of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park), 30 (Amenity), SPG 12 – Biodiversity, Technical Advice Note (TAN) 5: Nature Conservation and Planning (2009), Technical Advice Note (TAN) 10: Tree Preservation Orders (1997).
- The holiday accommodation hereby approved shall be occupied for holiday purposes only and shall not be occupied as any person's sole or main residence. An up-to-date register of occupiers, including their main home address and dates of arrival and departure, shall be maintained and made available to the Local Planning Authority upon request. Reason: To ensure the accommodation remains visitor accommodation appropriate to the countryside. Policy: LDP2 Policy 41.
- The shepherd's hut identified as Unit 01 (Family Ancillary Unit) shall remain incidental and ancillary to the occupation of Elydir Cottage at all times and shall not be occupied as an independent dwelling or holiday accommodation. Reason: To ensure the unit remains ancillary to the principal dwelling and to prevent the creation of an unjustified separate residential or holiday unit in the countryside. Policy: LDP2 Policies 7, 30 and 41.
- The off-street parking facilities (for all vehicles, including cycles) shown on the plan 02b hereby approved shall be provided before the building is first occupied, and thereafter retained for that purpose. Reason: These conditions are required to meet the objectives of the PPW 12th Ed (Feb 2024) and to Policy 60 (Impacts of Traffic) of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Local Development Plan 2 (end date 2031).
- Informatives Drainage Pembrokeshire County Council as SuDS Approving Body (SAB) considers that by virtue of the fact that the construction area having drainage implications appears to be in excess of 100 square metres / more than one property; the proposed works will require SAB approval prior to the commencement of any works on site relating to this application. Please see www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/planning-contacts/sustainable-drainage-approving-bodysab for more information. This is required to meet Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010.
