Pembrokeshire pub told to take down decking following retrospective planning application
A seaside pub in one of Pembrokeshire's most idyllic coastal locations has been told to tear down its decking, erected after a child ran out from its garden area into the road, having a near-miss with a passing vehicle.
The incident prompted the owners of the Hibernia Inn in Angle to erect a wooden decking at the front of the pub in April of this year. However their planning application was submitted to the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority following a National Park enforcement investigation.
Kath Lunn, who submitted the application, said the decking was erected earlier this year following a near-miss with a child on the adjoining road.
"There has always been bench seating there with umbrellas, but earlier this season there was a very close miss when a diner's child ran into the road and was almost knocked down," she said in her application statement.
"We felt it our duty of care to the customers to make the area safe."
Ms Lunn went on to say that after considering constructing a brick wall, they believed that decking made from natural wood would be more aesthetically pleasing.
"We did extend it a little further than we wanted to, to avoid cars parking and causing an obstruction in the roadway as we have experienced this in the past," she said.
But concerns were raised by the National Park's building conservation officer, who said the works 'neither preserve the character nor appearance of the conservation area, especially the latter.'
His report recommended refusal on the grounds of the impact it would have on Angle's Conservation Area.
Pembrokeshire pub told to take down decking following retrospective planning application
A seaside pub in one of Pembrokeshire's most idyllic coastal locations has been told to tear down its decking, erected after a child ran out from its garden area into the road, having a near-miss with a passing vehicle.
The incident prompted the owners of the Hibernia Inn in Angle to erect a wooden decking at the front of the pub in April of this year. However their planning application was submitted to the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority following a National Park enforcement investigation.
Kath Lunn, who submitted the application, said the decking was erected earlier this year following a near-miss with a child on the adjoining road.
"There has always been bench seating there with umbrellas, but earlier this season there was a very close miss when a diner's child ran into the road and was almost knocked down," she said in her application statement.
"We felt it our duty of care to the customers to make the area safe."
Ms Lunn went on to say that after considering constructing a brick wall, they believed that decking made from natural wood would be more aesthetically pleasing.
"We did extend it a little further than we wanted to, to avoid cars parking and causing an obstruction in the roadway as we have experienced this in the past," she said.
But concerns were raised by the National Park's building conservation officer, who said the works 'neither preserve the character nor appearance of the conservation area, especially the latter.'
His report recommended refusal on the grounds of the impact it would have on Angle's Conservation Area.