Merlewood Hotel, St. Brides Hill, Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire, SA69 9NP Data via plota.co.uk

NP/26/0058/FUL - Full Application Valid

Proposal

Convert workshop, garage, home gym and store building into a 1 bed dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
11 Feb 2026
Consultation
11 Feb 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Apr 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 12 Sept 2026; it is now day 213.

Site constraints 12

Biodiversity IssueAncient Monument - within 500mRecreation Character AreasLow Coal RiskSurface CoalAffordable Housing SubmarketsSeascape Character AreasLandscape Character AreaLDP Centre Boundary
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
The park authority decides applications here. Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
Special area of conservation 216 m away: Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries / Bae Caerfyrddin ac Aberoedd
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI 160 m away: Waterwynch Bay to Saundersfoot Harbour
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Biodiversity IssueCouncil record
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Ancient Monument - within 500mCouncil record
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Recreation Character AreasCouncil record
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Low Coal RiskCouncil record
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Surface CoalCouncil record
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Affordable Housing SubmarketsCouncil record
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Seascape Character AreasCouncil record
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Landscape Character AreaCouncil record
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LDP Centre BoundaryCouncil record
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Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Full
Postcode
SA69 9NP
Received
11 Feb 2026
Validated
11 Feb 2026
Ward
W05001482
Parish
Saundersfoot
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Argent Architects

Decision outlook

Day 213, past the statutory target. 81% of full applications in Pembroke Coast are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 9 Sept 2026.

Day 213157 days past the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
131decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Pembroke Coast in the last twelve months, from validation. Pembroke Coast decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14642008
Site or press notice
11 Feb 2026
Committee
11 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Mar 2026