Plans to temporarily site a caravan while restoration works are undertaken at a historically important listed Georgian Pembrokeshire house have been given the go-ahead.

In an application to Pembrokeshire County Council, Shona Prasad sought permission for the Temporary siting of a static caravan within the curtilage of Temple Druid, Llandilo, near Maenchlochog.

A supporting statement accompanying the application said the siting of the caravan within the curtilage of Grade-II-Listed Temple Druid “will provide temporary accommodation for a household member during extensive conservation works on the principal dwelling,” adding: “The caravan is proposed for a period of up to 36 months, after which it will be removed and the land restored.”

It said Temple Druid was a rural estate containing a surviving range of a Georgian house designed by John Nash (c.1788–1790); listed for its architectural and historic interest, its courtyard buildings Grade-II*-Listed.

An officer report recommending approval said the retrospective application to site the caravan had been amended from an initial proposal for the garden area to a driveway.

Of the overall scheme itself, it said Temple Druid was “undergoing a programme of restoration and repair works over a three-year period,” adding: “Information has been submitted during the course of the application which identifies the restoration works including structural repairs, lime plastering, drainage works, roof repairs and internal refurbishments which will result in disruption to normal living conditions within the house.

“The caravan is proposed as a temporary measure ancillary to the occupation of the main dwelling and is intended to be removed upon completion of the restoration programme.

“In these circumstances, the proposal is considered that the caravan would provide a practical and proportionate solution.”

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The application was conditionally approved.