Pembrokeshire Coast NPA planning approval rate

Pembrokeshire Coast NPA council approved 90.5% of planning applications and refused 9.5%, based on 2,969 decisions analysed. Ranked 111th out of 221 councils for strictness.

Last updated: March 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present

90.5%

overall approval rate

2,969

Decisions analysed

2,688

Approved

281

Refused

Wards covered

Planning in Pembrokeshire Coast NPA? Check your postcode to see approval rates specific to your ward and street.

Approval rate by application type

Different application types have different approval rates in Pembrokeshire Coast NPA. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.

Full (1,883 decided)

89.8%

Other (524 decided)

90.1%

Trees (270 decided)

98.1%

Listed Building (167 decided)

97.0%

Certificate of Lawfulness (77 decided)

72.7%

Advertisement (44 decided)

95.5%

Approval rate by project type

These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Pembrokeshire Coast NPA — mined from 2,969 proposal descriptions.

Extension (General) (462 decided)

90.3%

Garage / Parking (224 decided)

89.3%

Outbuilding (192 decided)

91.1%

Rear Extension (144 decided)

93.1%

Change of Use (Residential) (143 decided)

83.9%

Dormer (70 decided)

100.0%

Side Extension (63 decided)

98.4%

Conservatory (50 decided)

98.0%

New Build (44 decided)

86.4%

Loft Conversion (38 decided)

92.1%

Annex (28 decided)

85.7%

Approval rate by ward

Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Pembrokeshire Coast NPA. Click any ward for detailed statistics.

Saundersfoot (266 decided)

86.8%

St. David's (240 decided)

92.1%

Tenby: South (204 decided)

93.6%

St. Dogmaels (195 decided)

89.7%

The Havens (191 decided)

88.0%

Newport (191 decided)

96.3%

St. Ishmael's (171 decided)

89.5%

Manorbier (143 decided)

91.6%

Tenby: North (131 decided)

93.1%

Solva (125 decided)

90.4%

Dinas Cross (121 decided)

91.7%

Llanrhian (101 decided)

95.0%

Lamphey (98 decided)

88.8%

Hundleton (93 decided)

94.6%

Martletwy (76 decided)

88.2%

Camrose (64 decided)

81.2%

Amroth (55 decided)

89.1%

Scleddau (55 decided)

90.9%

Maenclochog (46 decided)

78.3%

Crymych (42 decided)

85.7%

Wards in Pembrokeshire Coast NPA

Saundersfoot

86.8% approval · 266 decisions

St. David's

92.1% approval · 240 decisions

Tenby: South

93.6% approval · 204 decisions

St. Dogmaels

89.7% approval · 195 decisions

The Havens

88.0% approval · 191 decisions

Newport

96.3% approval · 191 decisions

St. Ishmael's

89.5% approval · 171 decisions

Manorbier

91.6% approval · 143 decisions

Tenby: North

93.1% approval · 131 decisions

Solva

90.4% approval · 125 decisions

Dinas Cross

91.7% approval · 121 decisions

Llanrhian

95.0% approval · 101 decisions

Lamphey

88.8% approval · 98 decisions

Hundleton

94.6% approval · 93 decisions

Martletwy

88.2% approval · 76 decisions

Camrose

81.2% approval · 64 decisions

Amroth

89.1% approval · 55 decisions

Scleddau

90.9% approval · 55 decisions

Maenclochog

78.3% approval · 46 decisions

Crymych

85.7% approval · 42 decisions

Recent comparable decisions

The most recent residential planning decisions in Pembrokeshire Coast NPA, showing how the council decides real applications.

NP/26/0018/FUL

To build a timber framed, timber clad, corrugated roofed workshop at top of driv · W05001457 · 2026-03-06

Approved

NP/26/0049/FUL

Erection of portal framed agricultural building to cover existing cattle yard · St. Dogmaels, W05001485 · 2026-03-05

Approved

NP/25/0247/FUL

New roof extension, balcony and alterations, as well as the addition of solar pa · Llangwm · 2026-03-03

Approved

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