A call for a Pembrokeshire home improvements business to keep an expansion to its displays of conservatories, replacing a previous recycling area, has been submitted to county planners.
Karl Symmonds, of Tru-Plas Ltd, has applied through Hayston Developments & Planning Ltd for retrospective permission for extra conservatory displays at the company’s Vine Road site in Johnston, replacing a recycling yard and rear access.
A supporting statement accompanying the application says Tru-Plas Ltd “is an established window, conservatory and home improvement company; established and operating from their Johnston base since 1999,” and has “a number of well-established display facilities on site,” wishing to add more to its portfolio “to better display the range of traditional and contemporary conservatories on offer”.
It says the proposed site is a parcel of land previously used for the segregation and disposal of waste arising from the installation of conservatories, windows and doors in the county.
“This necessitated company vehicles traversing the A4076 Trunk Road that runs through Johnston with little space for manoeuvrability.
“Converting this space to a display area has significantly reduced a highway hazard associated with vehicles accessing and egressing the former waste/recycling facility operated by Tru-plas. The recycling and waste elements have been relocated to a business unit in the north of Johnston, off Brickhurst Road.”
It says the scheme would “have positive economic and social impacts in terms of the expansion of the local business with some new employment opportunities,” and “it is contended that the proposal would not change the character and appearance of the site and is deemed to be limited and would not be adverse to the village setting”.
It adds: “The proposal is deemed to represent a sustainable development, such as in terms of its location and where the economic and social impacts of the development would outweigh any impact upon the village.”
The application will be considered at a later date.
