A Pembrokeshire councillor, one of the organisers of Saundersfoot’s annual New Years Day Swim, is seeking permission to speak and vote on a possible raising of the second homes council tax in the county.
A scheme to convert a former Milford Haven school into a hotel and restaurant, which was partly delayed by the Covid pandemic, has again been backed by national park planners.
A scheme for a 40-pitch campsite on ‘best’ south Pembrokeshire agricultural land near a partly-demolished radar facility, developed to counter Soviet bombers, is expected to be refused by national park planners.
Senior councillors have approved the setting up of governing bodies following the recent backing of the federation of four Pembrokeshire Catholic schools.
A £14.3m scheme for up to three near 500-foot high wind turbines to provide green energy for Pembrokeshire’s Dragon LNG site will eventually decided by Welsh Government, county planners heard.
A call to cut the 182-day rule for self-catering holiday lets to be able to pay business rates rather than second homes tax in Pembrokeshire was turned down by senior councillors.
Council tax in Pembrokeshire would need to rise by double figures – along with severe cuts - to “balance the books,” or even more than 20 per cent if second homes and other premiums are not used, senior councillors were warned.
60 of Pembrokeshire’s 68 public toilets will be kept open despite fears many more of them were under threat of potential closure, senior councillors heard yesterday, December 4.
Owners of second homes and long-term empty properties in Pembrokeshire could soon pay a 200 per cent council tax premium after a call to increase the rate was backed by senior councillors.
Pembrokeshire had 22 councillor code of conduct complaints in 2022-23, senior councillors heard.
