Holiday accommodation unit at Briardale, Lamphey, Pembroke

“Proposal: Subdivision of Residential Curtilage for Use of Existing Domestic Outbuilding for Holiday Accommodation…”

“The application site is located on the north eastern side of Lamphey, defined by the Local Development Plan as a Service Village. It is a parcel of land associated with a dwelling known as Briardale, which has an access from the highway known as The Ridgeway to the north. The site accommodates a lodge with a fixed external decking area. There is residential development to the west sited either side of the highway.”

“The application is submitted partially in retrospect for the siting of a holiday unit to the west of a dwelling known as Briardale. The unit accommodates an open plan kitchen, dining and living area, bathroom, and two bedrooms. It has a length of 12.2m a width of 6.2m and a height of 3.7m. The holiday unit comprises a lodge fixed to steel supports sited on a concrete base.”

“24/0034/PA Erection of a dwelling was refused on 17 th January 2024”

“The proposed development would result in an increase in nitrogen discharges draining into the Milford Haven Inner waterbody of the Pembrokeshire Marine Special Area of Conservation (SAC) where features are known to be in unfavourable condition due to current evidence of both chemical and biological failure. Insufficient information has been provided to demonstrate mitigation measures which would allow the proposed development to achieve nutrient neutrality for nitrogen.”

“The proposal is therefore contrary to Policies SP 1 (Sustainable Development), GN.1 (General Development Policy), and GN.37 (Protection and Enhancement of Biodiversity) of the Local Development Plan for Pembrokeshire (adopted 28 February 2013), Technical Advice Note 5: Nature Conservation and Planning (2009), Natural Resources Wales’s guidance on nutrient-sensitive SACs (Version 5.1, 22/10/2025), the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (as amended) and the…”

“New developments leading to an increase in nitrogen discharges directly to, or catchments draining to these sites may contribute to unfavourable condition of, or undermine measures to restore, these features. The development would connect with the public sewerage system and drain to the Lamphey Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) then into the Milford Haven Inner waterbody of the Pembrokeshire Marine SAC.”

“At present this development cannot secure nutrient neutrality as it connects to a Wastewater Treatment Works which is connected to the Milford Haven Inner waterbody. As such, there is not enough information provided to reasonably conclude that the proposal would not have an adverse impact on the integrity of the SAC.”

“Refusal of the application was Moved by Councillor Alec Cormack; Seconded by Chris Williams.”

“The vote, undertaken by way of a roll call, was carried. The votes were recorded as follows:”

“That the application be REFUSED for the reason outlined in Section 1.1 of the report…”