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
Change of use from Guest House to create 4 Flats
Proposal details
- Reference
- 25/0763/PA
- Alternative references
- PP-14509475
- Ward
- Haverfordwest Priory, Haverfordwest Castle
- Parish
- HT_Haverfordwest
- Agent
- Mr Ian Bartlett
- UPRN
- 100101017183
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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 24/11/25 Dwg no. 01 - Site location plan Dwg no. 07 - Proposed ground floor plan Dwg no. 08 - Proposed first floor plan Dwg no. 09 -- Proposed second floor plan Dwg no. 10 - Proposed elevations Dwg no. 11 - Proposed site layout plan and bin store 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 the occupation of any of the flats hereby approved the sparrow terrace bird box shall be installed to the front elevation as shown on dwg no. 06. The bird box shall be retained thereafter for as long as the development exists. Reason: To protect the wildlife and the ecological interests of the site, in accordance with policy GN.37 of the Local Development Plan for Pembrokeshire (adopted 28 February 2013).
- In the first planting and seeding seasons following the occupation of the development, whichever is the sooner, planting shall be implemented according to the submitted proposed site plan and Green Infrastructure Statement. Any plants planted or seeded in accordance with the approved scheme which, within a period of 5 years after planting are removed, die, become diseased or damaged shall be replaced with plants of similar size and specification. Reason: To protect ecological interests of the site in accordance with polices GN.1 and GN.37 of the Local Development Plan for Pembrokeshire (adopted 28 February 2013) and Section 6 of PPW edition 12.
- Prior to any conversion works taking place in relation to the development hereby approved details of bicycle storage for the development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The approved bicycle storage shall be provided prior to the first occupation of the proposed development and shall be retained for as long as the development exists. Reason: In the interests of sustainable transport options, and to accord with Policy GN.1 of the Local Development Plan for Pembrokeshire (adopted 28 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 12, SP 13, GN.1, GN.2, GN.26, 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.
- This application has been screened in accordance with Natural Resources Wales' interim advice to Chief Planners dated 25th July 2025. It is considered that this development is unlikely to have a likely significant effect on the Marine SAC as the following criterion applies: • CRITERIA 2 - development that does not increase the volume or concentration of wastewater
- This application has been screened in accordance with Natural Resources Wales' interim advice for planning applications within the river Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) catchments (issued on 20th January 2021). It is considered that this development is unlikely to increase phosphate inputs as it falls within the following criterion in the interim advice: Criterion 1 - development that does not increase the volume or concentration of wastewater
