Saundersfoot Community Council have recommended approval for a housing scheme for the seaside village.

At the May meeting, members discussed plans for the Construction of 54 dwelling houses and residential apartments, with formation of estate roads and associated infrastructure on land North of Whitlow.

The application site lies immediately off the western flank of the B4316 road at the northern extremity of the settlement of Saundersfoot, with the site sharing a long southern perimeter with the rear garden boundaries of residential properties fronting the Whitlow housing estate.

Evans Banks Planning has been instructed by Morgan Construction (Wales) Limited and Barcud Housing Association to seek full planning permission from Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority to construct 54 dwelling houses and apartments, along with an access state road and associated infrastructure, over land that forms part of a large agricultural field enclosure, north of Whitlow (SA69 9AE).

The proposals, which the applicants state, have undergone considerable pre-application negotiations and discussions with National Park Authority officers, will see a mix of bungalows and two-storey dwelling houses, being detached and semi-detached in scale, all equipped with off-road car parking in the form of side or front driveways, and traditional rear garden space.

Two-storey apartment blocks are proposed to accommodate one and two bed flat types.

Following consideration of all the information provided by the Planning Authority, Councillors did not raise any objections regarding this planning application, but raised the following points:

• Acknowledged that affordable housing was being considered within the development.

• The design has been well thought out and the properties appear to be well spaced, showing sensitivity to the surroundings of such.

Concerns were raised however regarding the possibility of properties being sold as second homes.

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The Community Council’s recommendations will be passed onto Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority for consideration.