Plans to develop a caravan park near Saundersfoot with more static units have been refused, with a report saying it would continue a breach of a previous planning condition.

In an application to the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority, Mr and Mrs Farr, through agent A D Architectural Design Consultants Ltd, sought permission to change 20 touring pitches to 20 static units, along with the relocation of nine touring pitches and landscaping and ecological enhancements at Moreton Farm, Moreton Lane.

A supporting statement said: “The proposed application site covers an area of 1.95acres and remains the only section of Moreton Farm Leisure Park to not have static caravans, therefore this application has been prepared to change 20 touring pitches to 20 static units, relocation of 9 touring pitches along with additional landscaping and ecological enhancements. At present, the static caravan provision at Moreton Farm Leisure Park is 64, having been split into two separate sections within the site.”

It added: “In terms of design, the proposal is a natural expansion, as it has no greater impact on the immediate surroundings as there is existing guest provision currently housed within the development site.”

It went on to say: “This re-development at Moreton Farm Leisure Park will provide the owners with an opportunity to not only develop and expand the park but also enhance/improve the existing landscaping. All 20 pitches will have hard-standing parking spaces for two vehicles, with hedgerows between each.”

An officer report recommending refusal said: “The development carried out to date does not align with past permissions and the unlawful siting of static caravans and touring caravans has occurred. The proposed new development would continue the breach of a valid and relevant planning condition. There is no further capacity in this landscape area for the extension of large caravan sites and the proposal is contrary [to policy].

“The proposal would intensify development of a more permanent type leading to the loss of more open green spaces and adversely harm the character of the landscape. Following consultation, no objections have been received from statutory consultees or from third parties, however the harm to landscape identified has resulted in a recommendation of refusal.”

The application was refused on the grounds of no further capacity for extensions to medium/large caravan sites such as this, as stated in the National Park Authority’s Caravan and Camping Supplementary Planning Guidance, and that it “would intensify the extent of static caravan and touring caravan development and lead to the loss of both a less used space and currently open space which help to mitigate the visual impact of the caravan site overall”.