Whitland couple fined over planning breach at Seven Acres site
Failure to comply with enforcement notice leads to combined penalties of over £4,000
A COUPLE from Whitland have been fined after failing to comply with a planning enforcement notice issued by Pembrokeshire County Council in relation to unauthorised use of land at their property.
Daniel Davies, aged 42, of Seven Acres, Whitland, and Megan Davies, aged 35, of The Potting Shed, Whitland, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates' Court on Thursday (May 1), where they both pleaded guilty to breaching the terms of a formal enforcement notice.
The court heard that the notice, served on June 21, 2024, required the couple to take specific steps to resolve planning breaches at Seven Acres, a rural property on the outskirts of the town. Between October 25, 2024 and March 7, 2025, they failed to comply.
Daniel Davies was fined £1,000 and ordered to pay a £400 victim services surcharge and £1,659.50 in prosecution costs—bringing his total to £3,059.50. The court allowed him to pay in monthly instalments of £50 starting on May 29, 2025.
Megan Davies was fined £750 and must pay a £300 surcharge. No additional costs were imposed on her, as the court acknowledged that the main culpability lay with her husband.
The offences were prosecuted under Section 179(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, which makes it an offence to fail to comply with the requirements of an enforcement notice relating to unauthorised development or land use.
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