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
Provision of 5 units of accommodation for either C3, C5 or C6 use with ecological enhancements (to provide more flexibility than granted under 07/0324/PA)
Proposal details
- Reference
- 25/0417/PA
- Alternative references
- PP-14234338
- Ward
- Solva
- Agent
- Mr Andrew Vaughan-Harries
- UPRN
- 10023954921
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Decision & conditions
Planning conditions
- The development shall begin no later than five years from the date of this decision. Reason: To comply with the requirements of Section 91 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended).
- The development shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans and documents: Received 29/10/25 Dwg no. 12 - Amenity and parking areas Received 11/08/2025 Dwg no. 04a - Ground floor plan Units 1, 2 and 3 Dwg no. 05a - First Floor Units 1, 2 and 3 Dwg no. 06a - Floor plans units 4 and 5 Dwg no. 02a - Location and block plan Dwg no. 03a - Site Plan Reason: In the interests of amenity and to comply with the requirements of policy GN.1 of the Local Development Plan for Pembrokeshire (Adopted 28th February 2013).
- Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (as amended for Wales) (or any order revoking and reenacting that Order with or without modification), no fences, gates or walls shall be erected forward of the southern elevation of the building subject of this planning application. Reason: In the interests of amenity and to comply with the requirements of policy GN.1 of the Local Development Plan for Pembrokeshire (Adopted 28th February 2013).
- Prior to implementation a bird and bat box shall be provided on the elevation of the building as shown out on dwg no. 07a which shall not include any external lighting and at a minimum of 3 metres above ground level. The bird or bat boxes shall be maintained thereafter for as long as the development exists. Reason: To protect the wildlife and the ecological interests of the site, in accordance with policies GN.1 and GN.37 of the Local Development Plan for Pembrokeshire (adopted 28 February 2013).
- The tree planting works as shown on dwg no. 03a shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following implementation of the development and any trees which within a period of 5 years from completion of the development die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species. Reason: In the interests of amenity and to provide green infrastructure net gain in compliance with the requirements of policies GN.1 & GN.37 of the Local Development Plan for Pembrokeshire (Adopted 28th February 2013).
- Notwithstanding the provisions of schedule 2, parts 1 and 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (as amended for Wales) (or any order revoking and re-enacting that order with or without modification), no development as specified in part 1 Classes A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and Part 2 Class A) shall be carried out unless approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Reason: To protect the traditional character of the building and its surroundings in accordance with policy GN.1 of the Local Development Plan for Pembrokeshire (Adopted 28th February 2013).
- Having regard to the details of the application proposals, and the relevant provisions of the Local Development Plan for Pembrokeshire (adopted 28 February 2013) as summarised below: Policies SP1, SP 16, GN.1, GN.2, GN.11, GN.17, GN.26 and GN.37 It is considered that subject to compliance with the conditions attached in this permission, the proposed development would be in accordance with the Development Plan. This informative is intended only to be a summary of the reasons for the granting of planning permission. For further details on the decision, please see the application report under the above reference.
