The site plan for the Pembroke Dock Royal Naval Dockyard developments A PLAN for a major development at Pembroke Dock port will be back before county council planners next week. The Port of Milford Haven’s ambitious plan which objectors fear is too large and will damage the historic dockyard was deferred from Pembrokeshire County Council’s April planning committee for a site visit. The outline application is recommended for approval with a number of conditions and would require the final sign off from Welsh Government before it can go ahead. At April’s committee members were told that the application was against planning policy in terms of “significant harm” and impact on the historic environment as well as visual impacts but met a number of national planning policies relating to marine and renewable energy.
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By Aled Scourfield
image captionThe plans are part of the Swansea Bay city deal and are expected to create 1,800 jobs
Plans to develop a marine energy project could have a catastrophic impact on Pembroke Dock s Royal Dockyard, an expert on maritime history has warned.
The plans are part of a £60m Swansea Bay City Deal project to develop marine energy in Pembrokeshire.
It is hoped Pembroke Dock Marine could create 1,800 full-time jobs in the county.
But Dr Ann Coats said she feared the scheme would damage its heritage.
It is proposed that historical slipways, a graving dock and timber pond used for shipbuilding could be infilled and covered over. Two new 130ft (40m) high buildings will be built near the waterway.