The decision to maintain a ‘funky’ vacation lodge in woods close to a Pembrokeshire village has been turned down, partly over a dispute on what constitutes a caravan
A bid for conserving a ‘funky’ vacation lodge in woodlands close to a Pembrokeshire village has fallen by means of after a row about what constitutes a caravan.
Greg Baker, represented by Hayston Developments & Planning Ltd, utilized for retrospective consent at Pembrokeshire Council for establishing a second tourism unit with a bespoke mounted vacation lodge, sizzling tub and parking at Cabin in The Woods, Kilgetty, after starting works in April 2023. For our free day by day briefing on the largest points going through the nation, signal as much as the Wales Issues e-newsletter right here.
In defence of the applying, a press release from Hayston Developments & Planning Ltd urged: “The present software presents a scheme to supply a second bespoke vacation unit on land in our consumer’s possession.
“The applying for a second vacation let unit is in response to demand for extra ‘funky’ vacation lodging in Pembrokeshire and the recognition of the Kilgetty space, it being central to many customer sights within the county.”
They additional argued: “The proposed new improvement could be sited on land in our consumer’s possession and while not adjoining to the prevailing vacation let unit, we consider the location can satisfactorily accommodate the dimensions of improvement proposed and by making use of the slope of the location and presenting a top quality design acceptable to its setting, and it might not detract from the semi-rural character and look of the locality.
“Additional, while the proposal now represents a brand new construct improvement somewhat than the reuse of an current constructing, there’s coverage help for one of these vacation improvement enlargement in countryside places.”
The applying documentation urged that since a earlier software, Woodberry Cottage has been used as a vacation let efficiently for a few years: “This stays the case and as such, the proposal continues to be supposed to increase and complement the prevailing vacation letting enterprise on the location.”
Nonetheless, the applying was rejected by county planners who decided that the scheme “is for self-catering lodging within the type of a cabin, on the idea of data submitted with the applying, that is thought-about to be a caravan somewhat than constructed improvement, as there isn’t any sturdy info to display that it’s completely mounted to the bottom”.
They additional famous: “The applying web site is positioned in a countryside location outdoors of any outlined settlement boundary.
“Because of the coverage battle related to one of these improvement in a countryside location, the proposal together with its related improvement could be unjustified and lead to a big detrimental visible impression on the agricultural panorama.”
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