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Planning inspector dismisses appeal

Published

12 years ago

January 16, 2014

AN APPEAL against a refusal to grant planning permission for a four-bedroomed house in Llanteg has been dismissed by a Planning Inspector.

Peter and Diane Brown’s appeal proposal was a resubmission to Pembrokeshire County Council for a new dwelling with amended highway access. Their previous application was rejected because of an access issue. The new proposal overcame that objection, but did not succeed as it failed to meet the provisions of the Pembrokeshire County Council Local Development Plan (LDP), which was adopted in February 2013.

Under LDP policies, Llanteg is identified as a Small Local Village, within which new residential development will only be permitted if it comprises local needs affordable housing. The previous scheme proposed by Mr and Mrs Brown had been submitted in 2012 under the Pembrokeshire Joint Unitary Development Plan (JUDP), whose policies did not restrict new housing development to local needs affordable housing.

“I understand the frustration felt that if there had been knowledge of the access issue at the outset, the initial proposal might have been amended, and still determined under the provisions of the JUDP,” said Inspector Alwyn Nixon.

“However, the statutory duty on me is to determine the appeal having regard to the development plan now in force.

“I conclude that material considerations do not exist which are sufficient to outweigh the provisions of the development plan concerning the restriction of new residential development in Llanteg to local needs affordable housing. The appeal therefore does not succeed.”

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Hakin motorist banned after driving 14 times over drug limit

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9 hours ago

June 9, 2026

Sarah-Jane Absalom

A HAKIN motorist has been banned from driving for three years after being caught behind the wheel with cocaine and benzoylecgonine in his system.

Mark Briskham, 53, of Waterloo Square, Wellington Road, Hakin, was stopped by police on January 5 as he drove a Ford Kuga along Steynton Road, near Milford Haven.

Blood tests carried out at the police station showed he had 800mcg of benzoylecgonine in his system. The legal limit is 50mcg.

He also had 64mcg of cocaine in his system. The legal limit is 10mcg.

Briskham pleaded guilty to two drug-driving charges when he appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week.

Magistrates disqualified him from driving for three years, taking into account a previous drug-drive conviction from 2020.

He was also fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £48 surcharge.cr

Crime

Begelly man remanded over alleged May Day assault

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9 hours ago

June 9, 2026

Sarah-Jane Absalom

A PEMBROKESHIRE man has been remanded in custody following an alleged May Day assault against a woman in Begelly.

Tomas Baker, 34, of Ty Dee, New Road, Begelly, is accused of assaulting the woman, causing actual bodily harm, at an undisclosed location in Begelly on May 1.

Baker appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week by video link from Swansea Prison.

He pleaded not guilty to the charge.

His trial will take place at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on June 22.

Crime

Waterston man denies child rape and sexual assault charges

Published

10 hours ago

June 9, 2026

Tom Sinclair

A WATERSTON man has appeared before magistrates charged with 13 sexual offences against children, including three allegations of raping a girl under the age of 13.

Chaisee Price, 25, of Biggins Hill, Waterston, Milford Haven, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week.

He faces three charges of raping a girl under 13, eight charges of sexually assaulting girls aged between five and eight, and two charges of intentionally inciting girls under 13 to engage in sexual activity.

The offences are alleged to have taken place between 2014 and 2019.

Price denied all charges.

Because of the seriousness of the allegations, magistrates declined jurisdiction and the case will now proceed to Swansea Crown Court on July 10.

Price was released on conditional bail.

The conditions include a daily electronically monitored curfew between 6:00pm and 6:00am, no contact with the prosecution witness, no unsupervised contact with children under 18, and a requirement to surrender his passport to police.