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
Variation of condition 3 (hours of use) of permission 24/0868/PA (Change of use of existing shop to A3 Class).
Proposal details
- Reference
- 25/0732/PA
- Ward
- Pembroke Monkton And St Mary South
- Parish
- HT_Pembroke
- UPRN
- 100101022395
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Decision & conditions
Planning conditions
- The development shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans and documents: • S01 Existing Survey Plan, received 10/12/2024 • P01 Proposed Plan Layout, received March 2025 • Site Location Plan, received 09/01/2025 • Green Infrastructure Statement, received March 2025 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).
- The variation of the opening hours, of the A3 use, hereby permitted to within the hours of 08:00 to 23:00 on any day of the week, inclusive of bank holidays, shall enure for a temporary period of 6 months only commencing on the date of this decision notice. Following the expiry of this 6 month trial period, the opening hours of the business shall revert to within the hours of 08:00 to 20:00 hours on any day of the week unless a further planning permission has been granted in respect of additional hours of trading. Reason: The permission is for a limited period in order to allow an assessment of the impact on residential amenity and to comply with policy GN.1 (General Development Policy) of the Local Development Plan (LDP) for Pembrokeshire (adopted on 28th February 2013).
- The premises shall be used for a sandwich bar with supplementary hot food and for no other purpose including any other purposes in Class A3 of the Schedule of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended) or in any provision equivalent to the Class in any statutory instrument revoking and reenacting that Order with or without modification. Reason: To protect the amenity of the locality and to accord with Policy GN.1 of the Local Development Plan for Pembrokeshire (adopted 28th February 2013).
- The proposed planting as shown on P01 Proposed Plan Layout (received March 2025) and detailed in the Green Infrastructure Statement (March 2025) shall be installed prior to the first use of the approved development and maintained in accordance with the approved details. Reason: In order to maintain and enhance biodiversity, in accordance with policies GN.1 and GN.37 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 SP.1, SP.13, SP.14, GN.1, GN.2, GN.12, GN.37 and GN.38 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.
- You are advised of the need to obtain consent under the Town & Country Planning (Control of Advertisement) Regulations for any advertisements requiring express consent which you may wish to display on these premises.
- This permission shall not be construed as granting rights to carry out works on, or over, land not within the ownership, or control, of the applicant.
- You must obtain the prior written consent of the owner and occupier of any land upon which it is necessary for you to enter in order to construct, externally finish, decorate or in any other way carry out any works in connection with this development including future repairs/maintenance, or to obtain support from adjoining property. This permission does not authorise you to take such action without first obtaining this consent. Your attention is also drawn to the Access of Neighbouring Land Act 1992 and Party Wall Act 1996.
- This Decision Notice grants planning permission. You are advised that it does not constitute approval under the Building Regulations.
