A CALL to allow a Pembrokeshire holiday let, part of a 1979 conversion scheme, to be used as a home for a recently married couple has been submitted to county planners.

In a certificate of lawfulness application to Pembrokeshire County Council, Ethan Tyrer seeks permission for the use of holiday let The Cottage, Llangloffan Farm, Castlemorris, as a residential dwelling.

A supporting statement accompanying the application says: “We are seeking a Certificate of Lawfulness to permanently live in the above address. My wife and I got married last October and we are trying to buy our home.

“Our offer has been accepted by the seller of The Cottage and we have a mortgage approved. The only thing that is holding up our exchange and completion is the planning issue.

“We just need legal certainly that we can live in the property as our permanent place of residence for the mortgage company. All the other properties at Llangloffan Farm are permanent dwellings so it makes sense that the cottage would be too. There is ample parking and a good-sized garden and the property is fully serviced and all ready to live in.

“We run a small local business (window cleaning) so our main work is in the vicinity of Fishguard, Goodwick and Porthgain so this property is the perfect location for our work.

“We are currently living with my parents which isn’t ideal and creating a bit of a strain on both of us. We just desperately want to be in our own home.”

It says an original 1979 application was granted to convert a range of outbuildings at Llangolffan Farm to form four units of holiday accommodation.

“We have taken pre-planning application advice and understand that it is considered that planning permission would not be required for the use of the building as a permanent dwelling house. However, for legal certainty a submission of a section 73 application [to vary or remove a condition of that scheme] would be needed.”

It finishes: “Our mortgage offer expires in September, so we are quite anxious to get this sorted as soon as feasibly possible.”

The application will be considered by county planners at a later date.

PLANS to convert a historic north Pembrokeshire former farm milk parlour and grain store, which is in danger of falling to ruin, to a home have been given the go-ahead.

In an application to Pembrokeshire County Council, Mr and Mrs Humphrey, through agent Wyn Harries MRICS, sought permission for the conversion of an agricultural barn into a three-bed dwelling at Maes y Felin, Bridell.

A supporting statement said: “Maes y Felin is located in the open countryside within Pembrokeshire County Council. It is accessible directly south of Cardigan, off the A487 turn towards St Davids Church, Bridell. The building forms part of a range of outbuildings associated with the Grade-II-listed farmhouse Maes Y Felin, and Dyfed Riding Centre business.

“The building is located centrally within the yard. It is a two-storey building, with the former milk parlour and grain store on the ground floor, with general loft space above. It is currently used for general storage.”

It added: “Externally, the building’s roof will be raised with a level ridgeline. All existing openings will be retained. Equally, the façade will be retained with much of the stone being repointed to safeguard the character of the original building.

“This proposal is motivated by a recognised need to improve the barn structure as the roof has begun to collapse and without immediate action, the building could degrade past being able to be converted.”

It went on to say: “The retention of key openings on the south elevation such as the arched cart access, decorative arch stone lintels as well as the majority of the original stonework will help to preserve the traditional character of the agricultural shed.

“However, the building needs to be improved as it is currently falling to ruin. Therefore, renewed fenestration, a new slate roof, and the removal of the concrete block lean-to will introduce a welcome upgrade.”

An officer report recommending approval said Heneb, The Trust for Welsh Archaeology have confirmed that the stone barn subject to the conversion to a dwelling is recorded on the 1889 1st edition Ordnance Survey map as a component of Maes-y-Felin farmstead, which is considered to be of historical interest.

The application was conditionally approved by county planners.

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”.