The Welsh Assembly has given the go-ahead for a low-impact dwelling near Maenclochog, the third such project in the county.

Following a public hearing in Maenclochog village hall, Antony Cutajar and Jenny Carr were recently awarded temporary retrospective planning permission for the low-impact dwelling built on their woodland holding, Coedwig Blaen Llwydiarth.

This brings the number of households benefiting from Pembrokeshire’s policy 52, which allows sustainability projects to build eco-homes in the open countryside, to 12.

The 88-acre mixed-woodland produces timber, pork and mushrooms which are sold locally. The project also has planning permission to erect a barn for the milling and storage of timber.

Antony said: “These advances in the planning system show that working in harmony with nature and improving the biodiversity of our landscape is becoming more widely recognised as having a value beyond pounds and pence.”

One of the conditions imposed by the Welsh Assembly planning inspectorate is that the project will run at least one educational event each year.