- Planning authority
- Pembrokeshire County Council
- Postcodes
- SA72
- Noon sun, 21 March
- About 38°
- Shadow from a 5 m eaves line
- About 6.3 m
- Planning plan
- LDP
- County
- Dyfed
The local picture in Pembroke Dock
Garage courts near you, whether in Pembroke Dock or in Milford Haven, Haverfordwest and St Davids, may already have been turned into homes. Where that has happened, it hints at what the council will accept, but no earlier decision binds it and each scheme is weighed afresh against current policy.
The local rules sit in the council’s Local Development Plan (LDP), together with whatever design or parking guidance Pembrokeshire County Council has adopted. We check those and the history of nearby courts, so your scheme begins from a realistic footing.
How we’d take it forward in Pembroke Dock
Tell us where the garages or yard are in Pembroke Dock and how the land is used now. From there we review Pembrokeshire County Council’s policies, past applications close by and the title, looking for rights of way, covenants and charges. If nothing stands in the way, we’ll arrange to meet you on site and walk the lane and the court together.
Free site appraisal
We look at the site on maps, the title plan and the planning history, then talk through who uses it now. If it looks workable we visit. There’s no cost and no obligation.
Site checks and layout
We look at the access lane, the buildings, likely asbestos and contamination, drains and neighbours’ windows, then sketch what could realistically fit, from one home to a small group, or nothing at all.
Choose your route
Sell the site outright or subject to planning, grant an option, or keep it and have us design, get planning for and build. Garage tenancies and licences are ended properly before any work starts.
Planning, then sale or build
We prepare and submit the application and the council decides. If you sell, your solicitor handles the transfer. If you build, a written quote follows design and survey, then demolition and construction.
Worth checking early
- Ending garage tenancies or licences takes time, and some tenants may have legal protection; get legal advice before serving notice.
- A narrow or unadopted lane can restrict the number of homes, or require sprinklers, a turning space or bin collection point.
- Neighbours whose gardens back onto the court are consulted and may object; the council decides.
Pembroke Dock: questions to ask
Can you build homes on my yard in Pembroke Dock if I keep it?
Yes. You keep ownership while we handle the lot: surveys, demolition of the old buildings, design, the planning application, construction and the structural warranty that buyers’ lenders tend to need. A written quote is given once design and survey are complete; guide prices before then are only guides.
Is the lane to my Pembroke Dock garages wide enough?
It depends on the lane, the number of homes and local highway standards. The council will look at width, visibility at the street and the effect on neighbours. Fire and bin access matter too. A narrow lane may limit the number of homes rather than ruling the site out.
Do I need an asbestos survey for garages in Pembroke Dock?
Yes, before demolition. Health and Safety Executive guidance says a refurbishment and demolition survey must find asbestos before structural work begins. Older garage roofs are often asbestos cement sheeting. Specialists carry out the survey and removal, and we build both into the plan.
Can I build houses on my garage block in Pembroke Dock?
Possibly, if the lane works for cars, bins and emergency access, neighbours’ privacy and light are protected, and rights over the site can be dealt with. Homes there need planning permission, which is Pembrokeshire County Council’s decision. A free appraisal shows whether the site merits going further.
Other options in Pembroke Dock
- Combine gardens with your neighbours
- Build a home for family in your garden
- Build a new home in your garden
- Bungalows on large plots
- Planning permission for a garden plot
- Sell part of your garden