A call for a timber holiday cabin at Broad Haven to be retained as seasonal holiday accommodation, has been given the go-ahead.

In an application to the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority, Graham and Lauris Ashton, through agent C2J Architects & Town Planners, sought permission for the retention of 33 Timber Hill, as seasonal holiday accommodation.

A supporting statement said the applicants had owned the property “located on an established family run holiday park of Canadian cedar-wood lodges” since 1975.

It added: “The use of the seasonal holiday cabin is restricted to nine months of the year by the site owner and detailed in the lease for the site. The cabin has been used within the parameters of this lease for in excess of 10 years. A full year-round occupancy of the cabin is not permitted by the site owner, although there is no planning condition restricting occupancy.

“When the site was first proposed for development as a caravan site in 1969, permission was granted subject to restricted occupancy conditions. However, when the site was changed to cedar lodges, the restricted occupancy condition was omitted by the local authority in error.”

“In terms of the assessment of whether the premises could properly be regarded as a permanent dwelling house, the cabin is a timber-built structure, unsuitable for occupancy during the winter months and does not meet the building regulation requirements for a permanent dwelling.

“The applicants seek to retain its lawful use as seasonal holiday accommodation,” adding they considered a suitably-worded condition restricting its use to seasonal-only should be attached to any permission.

It concluded: “The use of the seasonal holiday cabin would not have any land use consequences that would lead to the conclusion that a material change of use would occur.”

The application was conditionally approved by National Park planners.