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- Business
- BBC News
Stepaside holiday park plans on hold over water quality concerns
A decision on plans to expand a Pembrokeshire holiday park will have to wait due to concerns over water application by Heritage Park in Stepaside for new buildings, lodges, cafe, stables and a spa was originally approved by Pembrokeshire County Council in the High Court overruled the decision in March, when a judge said the council had not adequately addressed issues over "development in the countryside, sustainability and precedent".A new application was submitted but has been paused by planners after unfavorable water quality conditions were found in the Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire Bay Marine Special Area of Conservation. It was claimed the expansion of the holiday park, next to the remains of the 19th Century Stepaside ironworks and colliery, would create 44 council had approved the scheme, by 37 votes to 16, with two abstentions, after members of the planning committee supported the proposals, against officer recommendations for economic benefits were found to outweighed the concerns, based on the Local Development Plan, which included the site being outside a settlement successful High Court challenge was launched by Stepaside and Pleasant Valley Residents' Group, who had objected to the original application. The latest application, submitted by Heritage Leisure Development (Wales) Ltd, aims to address the issues raised by the court its lengthy submissions, planning agent Lichfields suggested members of the planning committee "can reach a decision that is contrary to the development plan without setting a precedent".The agent described the application as a "unique development" which would create a "bespoke offering", adding there were "specific reasons why the proposed development at Heritage Park should be granted" without setting "a precedent for future decisions".Amroth Community Council has objected to the scheme again and the application was recommended to be refused at Tuesday's planning meeting. However, members of the committee were told no decision could be made on the application due to recently reported unfavourable water quality in the Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire Bay Marine Special Area of Conservation, which many of the schemes under the planning authority's jurisdiction discharge were told the authority's planners were still digesting the information, and interim advice from Natural Resources Wales said it would be "potentially unsound" to make any decision before sufficient information was application will return to a future committee. This article was written by a trusted journalist and then edited for length and style with the help of AI, before being checked again by a BBC Journalist. It's part of a pilot.
The National
10-06-2025
- The National
Unifil soldier is slapped in southern Lebanon
The social media footage appears to show the latest standoff between residents and Unifil patrols
Irish Times
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Irish Times
Residents and Transport Minister signal `constructive' Dublin Airport talks
Local residents and Minister for Transport Darragh O'Brien said they had 'constructive' talks on the Dublin Airport passenger limit. The Minister met residents who have demanded the Government tackle noise and health issues before resolving the row over the 32 million a-year passenger cap imposed by planners on the airport. The St Margaret's The Ward Residents' Group, which represents people living closest to the hub, and a spokeswoman for the Minister, dubbed the talks 'constructive' following the meeting. Residents' spokesman Liam O'Gradaigh said the group stressed concerns about policies that favour Dublin over regional airports; an alleged €800 million yearly health cost arising from noise ; and the need to ensure airlines use flight paths for which planners have granted permission. READ MORE Locals complained of the impact on their lives in the three years since Dublin Airport opened its north runway at the launch of a report last month. 'We told the Minister of the importance of having local residents' involvement in developing the new aviation strategic plan,' he added. [ Living near Dublin Airport: `The noise is overwhelming' Opens in new window ] He argued that Government should address the fact 85 per cent of passengers travel through Dublin while 'Cork, Shannon and Knock' were underutilised. However, Sara Ryan, director of communications with the State airport operator DAA, pointed out that this was the pattern in many EU countries. She said Amsterdam Schiphol had 86 per cent of Dutch national traffic while Vienna handled 90 per cent of Austria's passengers. Ms Ryan argued that curtailing Dublin risked prompting airlines to shift routes out of Ireland. The DAA spokeswoman stressed that experts designed the paths taken by aircraft taking off from Dublin's north runway in line with safety regulations set by the International Civil Aviation Organisation, part of the UN. 'The role of the Irish Aviation Authority is to review the flight paths proposed and ensure they align with safety requirements,' she added. DAA is evaluating the methodology used in the report that calculated the residents' health bill at €800 million, according to Ms Ryan. She noted that it was based on a study done for Brussels Airport, which assumed the same conditions applied in both cases and said DAA would take time to see how it applied in Dublin. Mr O'Brien told the Dublin Chamber business group this week that he had sought advice from Attorney General Rossa Fanning on legislation that would lift the cap while respecting the independence of the planning process. The Government has pledged to raise the limit following talks with all interested parties.
