Plans have been lodged for a Burger King outlet at the Morrisons petrol station on Bridge Meadow Lane

BURGER KING could be coming to Haverfordwest after plans for a new outlet were submitted to Pembrokeshire County Council.

Motor Fuel Group has applied for permission to carry out further redevelopment work at the Morrisons petrol filling station on Bridge Meadow Lane.

The plans would see the existing jet wash and bin store demolished and the petrol station’s sales building extended.

Drawings submitted with the application show Burger King branding on the proposed development, potentially bringing the fast-food chain to Pembrokeshire’s county town.

The application has been made by St Albans-based Motor Fuel Group through planning agents CarneySweeney.

The site sits alongside the Morrisons supermarket and is close to one of the main routes into Haverfordwest.

It follows an earlier application by Motor Fuel Group to expand and modernise the petrol station.

That scheme, approved by county planners in October 2025, included an extension to the existing sales building, a new electric vehicle charging zone, a substation, a replacement bin store and four jet-wash bays.

Documents submitted with the earlier plans described the site as an established petrol station and customer parking area within the urban area of Haverfordwest.

The latest proposal is registered under planning reference 26/0257/PA and was received by Pembrokeshire County Council on July 9.

No decision has yet been made and the application will now be considered by the council’s planning department.

If approved, the development would add another major fast-food name to the Haverfordwest area.

PEMBROKESHIRE waste and recycling centres are continuing to accept fridges and freezers despite some Welsh authorities suspending their acceptance, councillors heard.

In a late submitted question heard at the July meeting of Pembrokeshire County Council, Cllr Huw Murphy asked: “Cardiff City Council and Carmarthenshire County Council have suspended the ability of residents of those authorities to take a redundant fridge, fridge freezer or other cooling appliances to their waste recycling centres (WRCs).

“The reason given is a lack of capacity nationwide to process such items meaning that such items are not collected and remain with Cardiff and Carmarthenshire Counties taking up storage. Pembrokeshire also being a tourism destination probably has a high number of fridges, fridge freezers and other cooling appliances being recycled.

“Therefore, can the Cabinet Member inform Council and residents of the likelihood of Pembrokeshire adopting this measure and suspending the ability of residents to take either a fridge, fridge freezer, or cooling appliance to a WRC.

“If, due to a lack of time a formal response cannot be provided can the Cabinet Member please forward an email in due course to all councillors to confirm if there is a likelihood of Pembrokeshire adopting measures currently implemented by Cardiff and Carmarthenshire.”

The question was answered by Cabinet Member for Residents’ Services Cllr Rhys Sinnett, who said that, at present, the council had not suspended the acceptance of such items, with no plans to introduce such restrictions.

He added: “Should the situation change, we will keep residents informed.”

Speaking after the meeting, a Pembrokeshire County Council spokesperson said: “Pembrokeshire County Council can confirm that residents will continue to be able to dispose of fridges and freezers at all waste and recycling centres across the county.

“Several local authorities nationally are experiencing challenges due to disruption within the fridge and freezer reprocessing sector, which has affected the collection and treatment of these items.

“However, Pembrokeshire County Council has secured additional storage capacity through an exemption arrangement, enabling the council to continue accepting fridges and freezers from residents while wider industry issues are resolved.

“The council would like to reassure residents that there is no need to delay visits to waste and recycling centres and normal arrangements remain in place and we will continue to monitor the situation closely and work with partners across the waste sector to ensure services are maintained.”

PEMBROKESHIRE is continuing to operate a “warn and inform” approach to tackling to dog owners bringing their pets to beaches where they are restricted, councillors heard.

Bylaws connected to restrictions on dogs on Pembrokeshire beaches are to come under the spotlight later this week in a series of questions to be heard at full council.

Traditionally running from May 1 to September 30, there are total bans on dogs at Tenby’s North Beach and Whitesands in St Davids.

Partial bans are in operation on parts of Lydstep, Newgale, Saundersfoot, Tenby Castle and South Beach, Amroth beach, Poppit Sands, Broad Haven North, and Dale.

There is also a voluntary dog restriction on the beach at Coppet Hall between 10am and 6pm.

Guide dogs are welcome on Pembrokeshire’s beaches all year round.

In a three-pronged series of submitted questions heard at the July meeting of Pembrokeshire County Council, Councillor Rhys Jordan asked for details surrounding dogs on beaches bylaws.

“Can the relevant Cabinet Member confirm where the operative beach dog bylaws, schedules, amendments and deposited plans are currently published, and whether all public-facing maps, signs and webpages accurately reflect the legal restrictions in force?

“Can the relevant Cabinet Member confirm who formally approved the council’s 2026 approach to beach dog restrictions, including any warning-led or ‘warn and inform’ approach, and who is currently authorised to enforce the byelaws following the end of WISE’s ([Waste Investigations Support & Enforcement)] involvement in enforcement for Pembrokeshire County Council?

“Given the lack of substantive response to requests for this information, the apparent difficulty in producing relevant and legal governance documents, and the need for residents and visitors to understand any legal restrictions with certainty, will the relevant Cabinet Member agree to suspend enforcement and active promotion of the 2026 beach dog restrictions until the byelaws, deposited plans, decision records and enforcement arrangements have been verified and published in one accessible location?”

Cllr Jordan has previously said he felt that “blanket bans” on some of the county’s beaches were “overly punitive on dog owners”.

Responding to the submitted question Cabinet Member for Residents Services Cllr Rhys Sinnett said the authority “remains satisfied the current restrictions continue to operate lawfully and doesn’t consider there to be grounds to suspend enforcement relating to these restrictions”.

He said, however, the council is reviewing enforcement implementation and wider authorisations as part of ongoing work relating to antisocial behaviour and public protection matters, adding the information was available on the council’s website.

In a series of supplementary questions, Cllr Jordan asked: “If a member of the public ignores dog beach restrictions today, what statutory enforcement will Pembrokeshire County Council take?”

Cllr Sinnett said the council was continuing a “warn and inform” approach as it had since the cessation of the WISE contract, adding: “Officers provide advice, guidance and warnings as a primary approach; for known or persistent offenders the authority retains the ability to utilise statutory measures such as community protection warnings or community protection notices.

“While breaches of a bylaw may result in a financial penalty it’s important to note this is not automatic and any decision will be proportionate and evidence-based; no Fixed Penalty Notices are being issued this season.”