The former Commodore Hotel site at the Royal Dockyard, Pembroke Dock, could be in for a major revamp.

But plans for a four or five star hotel at the new Dockyard entrance appear to have been shelved.

Over the last few years, the Commodore site has become an eyesore.

Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall were driven past the site, which is right by the old entrance to the dockyard, during their visit on Monday.

The building itself is derelict and the land has been used for flytipping and at one stage was a camp site for travellers.

It is now very much a blot on the landscape in the dockyard where historic buildings and hangars have undergone restoration by Pembrokeshire County Council and the Milford Haven Port Authority.

The council had been keen to acquire the site by compulsory purchase, but a spokesman told the Western Telegraph: "We have held the compulsory purchase order in abeyance and the proprietor is now in talks with a private developer who is interested in the site."

But at the other end of the dockyard, land which had been earmarked for a new hotel is likely to be remarketed.

Anthony Baron of Llanteglos House, Llanteg, had been linked with the development but it will not now go ahead, said the council spokesman.

The site is in a prime location opposite the newly restored Garrison Chapel.