A Manorbier caravan and camping park is set to be prosecuted after breaching planning conditions imposed by the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority.

Members of the authority’s development management committee were requested to give their authorisation to prosecute the owners of the Buttyland site, which is located on the village’s Station Road, following an investigation by Park officers, who discovered that more than the maximum of 35 touring caravan/tent units were on site without specific planning permission being obtained.

A report to the committee stated that a ‘Breach of Condition Notice’ was subsequently issued and served on the owner/applicant which required the reduction of the amount of touring caravans on site to 35 touring caravans by January 4, 2018.

Following a site visit on January 11, it was noted that there were 79 tourers on site and one static caravan, rather than the 35 touring caravans allowed.

Opportunities to remedy the breach were given to the owner, which required the caravans to be removed from site by January 19, 2018, but the site was subsequently visited and it was found that the notice was comprehensively breached.

Conmitte members were informed that the breach had still not been remedied ahead of their meeting last week.

“We have tried to work with the owners,” case officer Nicola Gandy told members, explaining that a financial prosecution for the breach would likely be imposed as a starting point.

Committee members unanimously voted that authority be given to instruct solicitors to commence prosecution proceedings in the magistrates court for non-compliance with the breach.