A RETROSPECTIVE call to approve works at a north Pembrokeshire home, which includes a chicken run and solar panels, has been refused after concerns were raised by the Trunk Roads Agency.
In an application to Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Chris Jones, through agent Josh Macrae sought permission for retrospective alterations to 2 Brynawel, Dinas Cross, including the erection of a polytunnel, PV panels, a chicken run, and a small shed, along with the extension of the domestic curtilage.
A supporting statement said permission was granted back in 2020 to convert the property back into a single dwelling from two flats, and to add an extension and change the fenestration.
It added: “The property was subsequently sold, and the new owners then commenced work on the redevelopment of the property.
“Prior to commencing work, they neglected to discharge the conditions of the original approval; and during the development they omitted the approved balcony and changed the layout of the fenestration.
“The new owners also have erected a polytunnel, steel shed and chicken shed unaware that these would require planning permission, and they had an array of PV panels installed, having been informed by the company that did the installation that the new array fell under permitted development.”
A sticking point in the scheme getting the go-ahead were concerns raised by the Trunk Roads Agency on the grounds of insufficient information being provided on any potential safety impact on the nearby A487 road; a national park planning officer report recommending refusal on those grounds.
Of the scheme itself, the report said: “Whilst the extension to the curtilage is large, it is not considered that there would be wider landscape impacts. Had the development been acceptable from a highway safety perspective, a condition would have imposed to take away normal permitted development rights in terms of outbuildings / structures to control any further development.
“Overall, the proposal is not considered acceptable due to the concerns raised by the Trunk Roads Agency around highway safety, and a recommendation to refuse is made.”
The application was refused on the grounds of a “lack of sufficient information pertaining to road safety”.
