News

Site visit for One Planet Development

Published

10 years ago

February 12, 2016

Picturesque: Newport, Pembrokeshire

MEMBERS of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park have voted to visit a site for a proposed small holding under One Planet Development rules.

The development would be located on land adjacent to Castle Hill in Newport.

The Park’s Development Management Committee met on Wednesday, January 27, to discuss the application submitted by Ms Sue Gillooley.

There were also objections to the plans from Newport Town Council who stated that the community had not been consulted properly.

However, the applicant stated that she was willing to hold an open evening with members of the public and town councillors to discuss her application.

Speaking against the plans, Mr William Ward said: “The thirteen public responses including all the applicants’ immediate neighbours have not been approached by her to discuss this application. Nor were we consulted personally about the limited right of way over our private lane to access her site.

“The detailed public responses have not been adequately dealt with in the report.

“The site is one of the most beautiful and unspoilt positions in the National Park.

“This site is not suitable in such a sense of being in an accessible location. The applicant originally intended to grow vegetables, following the failure to grow vegetables in the first year and potatoes in the second year the applicant has decided to apply under One Planet Development (OPD) with no claimed expertise or experience of her own in horticulture.

“One Planet Development Rules must be strictly complied with. The management plan must be supported by robust evidence of a confident person but there is no evidence of her ability to manage and run the site on her own.

“The management plan is nothing more than an unsupported wish list and should be rejected.

“The applicant has chosen the highest most visible point and most difficult access to her house. The additional access road will exacerbate the problem.

“Is it really right to use OPD to get a house on this site to the detriment of so many people for the sake of one applicant?

“Please visit this special site so you can judge for yourselves the major consequences this application will have.”

Applicant Miss Sue Gillooley said: “The house location has been carefully chosen to cause the least visual impact. I have designed it to blend into the landscape by using the natural gradient to sink the building 2 metres below ground at certain points.

“In response to Newport Town Council’s comment a great deal more to be done to educate the public about One Planet applications and I would happy to be organise a presentation and open forum for discussion on OPD applications for councillors and local residents.

“I understand that some people have worries about my applicant and I would like to have an opportunity to discuss and dispel their concerns.

“I am seeking planning permission to enable me to live simply and modestly, to respect and lovingly tend to this beautiful land.”

Cllr Paul Harries proposed that the committee go on a site visit saying: “I know the area particularly well and would like to call for a site visit. The application is in a stunning location which you can’t see from the photos which doesn’t do it justice. It’s in a very beautiful part of the park and it needs to be seen to be fully appreciated. The access is challenging so it would profitable if we saw it.”

The site visit was seconded by Cllr Lyn Jenkins and was passed with nine in favour and two voting against it.

Crime

Man charged with strangulation and assault offences after October incident

Published

3 hours ago

December 14, 2025

Court Reporter

A MAN recorded in court as having no fixed abode has appeared before magistrates charged with intentional strangulation and two further assault offences.

Michael Sudbury, 50, whose address was not read out in court, but in Herald records is Glan Hafan, Llangwm, appeared before the bench facing multiple charges.

The charges relate to an incident on 22 October 2025 and include:

Intentional strangulation, contrary to section 75A of the Serious Crime Act 2015
Common assault
Assault by beating

No further details of the alleged incident were opened in court, and no plea was entered at this stage.

Sudbury was remanded on conditional bail, with the case listed to return to magistrates later this month.

Crime

Haverfordwest man sent to Crown Court on multiple serious charges

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3 hours ago

December 14, 2025

Court Reporter

Defendant remanded in custody

A HAVERFORDWEST man has been sent to Swansea Crown Court to stand trial on a series of A 49-year-old Haverfordwest resident has been committed to Swansea Crown Court to face trial on multiple serious charges deemed too grave for magistrates to handle.

David Guy, of Market Street, Haverfordwest, appeared before Haverfordwest magistrates facing a series of allegations stemming from a single case. The charges, which were not detailed in open court, include:

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH)
A second count of assault
Criminal damage
An additional allegation of interpersonal violence
A public order offence

Magistrates declined jurisdiction, determining that the matters exceeded their sentencing powers, and sent the case in its entirety to Swansea Crown Court.

Guy was remanded in custody pending his next appearance. The court register notes: “Sent to Crown Court for trial in custody – next hearing at Swansea Crown Court.”

A date for the initial Crown Court hearing will be set administratively. Guy will remain in custody until then.

The Pembrokeshire Herald will provide further updates as the case progresses in the Crown Court.

Crime

Castlemartin man back before magistrates over multiple alleged assaults

Published

3 hours ago

December 14, 2025

Court Reporter

Defendant remanded on conditional bail ahead of further hearing

A CASTLEMARTIN man has appeared repeatedly before magistrates this month over a string A 40-year-old man from Castlemartin has made repeated appearances before magistrates this month in connection with a series of serious alleged offences, including assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH), intentional non-fatal strangulation, common assault, and criminal damage.

Anthony Alcock, of Pwll Street, Castlemartin, is facing six linked charges stemming from incidents said to have occurred earlier this year. These appear to relate to the same complainant in what is understood to be a single ongoing domestic abuse prosecution.

During recent administrative hearings at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court, Alcock did not enter pleas while matters of bail and case management were addressed.

Charges Include:

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH)
Intentional non-fatal strangulation
Common assault on a woman
Criminal damage in a domestic context
Additional assault allegations involving the same complainant
Breach of bail conditions

Alcock was initially granted conditional bail but was subsequently brought before the court on two occasions for alleged breaches. On those instances, magistrates remanded him in custody ahead of further hearings. He was later re-granted conditional bail, subject to strict conditions such as no contact with the complainant and exclusion from specified locations.

Magistrates have now declined jurisdiction, ruling that the case—particularly the more serious charges involving non-fatal strangulation—is too grave for summary trial. It has been committed to Swansea Crown Court for plea, trial, or sentencing.

No detailed evidence has been presented in open court at this preliminary stage. Alcock remains on conditional bail pending his next appearance at the Crown Court.