Members of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority's development management committee have given permission for the remainder of Tenby's Royal Gate House Hotel to be demolished.
The application by owner, Mr. Graham Fry, seeking conservation area consent for the demolition of the remaining element of the former hotel which was destroyed in an Easter fire, was brought before the committee at their meeting on Monday.
In June, Cadw officially de-listed the remains of the hotel. However, part of the building remained on site, this being the former ballroom, dining room and sports facilities attached to the rear of the building.
With these elements removed, and eventually the rubble that remains, it will allow for full archaeological investigations to take place, which are required as part of any re-development scheme.
Management committee member, Clr. John Allen-Mirehouse, felt it was time to "gee up" the process of clearing the site.
"I would issue a plea for speed on this application as the fire occurred in Easter and for the sake of Tenby we don't want the site to be looking like it is now next holiday season," he said.
Clr. Michael Williams gave his backing to Pembrokeshire County Council, though, as he felt they had taken the remainder of the building down as fast as they practicably could have.
His fellow member and Tenby county councillor, Mike Evans, felt that conditions should be attached to the application if approved.
"Tenby Town Council asked the owner, Mr. Fry, to do something about the hoardings surrounding the site some time ago," said Clr. Evans.
"The screening has now become severely damaged; it is the cheapest and tackiest form of hoarding you could have in such a prominent place," he remarked, proposing that a condition be put on approval that new screening be put in place.
Members approved the application that conservation consent be granted, subject to conditions relating to the screening of the site, requiring details of the proposed protection methods for the adjoining cinema to be agreed and for the internal panelling to be salvaged and retained for use in any future scheme.