The council’s multi-million pound plan for housing in Pembrokeshire for the next 30 years will be sent off to Welsh Government.

The Housing Revenue Account Business Plan 2019-49 outlines Pembrokeshire’s commitment to the development of council housing for coming generations, cabinet heard this week.

Clr. Pat Davies, cabinet member for housing, said on Monday (March 11) that there would be more than 400 new council houses built in the first five years of the plan as well as investment, refurbishment and maintenance of existing homes and sheltered accommodation.

The 30 year plan, approved by cabinet, states that in the first five years £92,461,000 will be spent with a projected spend at the end of the plan in 2049 of £627,527,000.

It adds that there are currently 5,650 council houses in Pembrokeshire as well as 3,071 social housing rented properties owned by housing associations.

The plan aims to increase this 7,400 properties, to meet projected social housing needs in Pembrokeshire.

“To achieve this we have put in place a scheme to utilise land presently in the Authority’s ownership. We have an intention to undertake regeneration our council estate areas with more green spaces and to deal with the problem of parking,” states Clr. Davies.

The council aims to build 80 properties in 2019, the plan states, with 50 more a year budgeted for. It adds that it also plans to buy ten market properties.

Clr. Davies said that there had been concern with the pace of the plan, with department capacity an issue, but this had been resolved and three jobs created.