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Cabinet was due to consider nine reports on 2 November 2026, covering regional funding, council policies and a change to social housing allocations. No minutes have been published yet, so this summary shows what the reports propose, not what was decided.
Cabinet agreed to let Unit 1 of the Riverside Shopping Centre in Haverfordwest, the former Wilko store, to a major high street retailer. It also approved the funding for the building works and authorised a mini-competition to choose the building contractor. Cabinet considered the exempt appendices in private session.
At its meeting on 5 October 2026, Cabinet approved the purchase of 22 Waterloo Square, Milford Haven, from a serving councillor, approved the sale of surplus council land, and agreed to transfer Fishguard Town Hall to the town council at an undervalue. It also approved a tender for residual waste treatment, a phased end to the booking system at waste centres, a revised winter maintenance plan, and seven affordable homes at Saundersfoot. It recommended to Council that the second homes and long-term empty property premiums stay at 125% and 300%.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.
Cabinet met on 30 July 2026 to consider a call-in of its 6 July decision on buying artificial intelligence (AI) services. A call-in means councillors ask a scrutiny committee to look at a decision before it takes effect. Cabinet revised the wording of the delegated authority given to the Director of Resources, so that it refers to the spending limits in the Council's rules.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.
Cabinet considered a call-in of its earlier decision on Parc Gwyn Crematorium, which a scrutiny committee had referred back to it. Cabinet voted to uphold its 27 May 2026 decisions: a review of fees and charges, and a review of service delivery, efficiency and value for money that excludes alternative operating models.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.
Cabinet approved a delegation of public rights of way powers to the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority, adopted the Age Friendly Communities Strategy and approved higher community alarm fees. It also approved changes to the Choice Homes allocations policy, the Milford Haven schools business case and a review of fees at Parc Gwyn Crematorium. Cabinet agreed to send the revised teachers' pay policy to governing bodies for adoption and approved a draft forward work programme.
Cabinet met on 16 March 2026 and considered a range of items. It approved in principle the sale of council land at Bro Dawel, Solva to Ateb, with a grant of up to £2.7 million, and agreed to sell or move several council properties. It also approved a plan to redevelop the former Wilko building in Haverfordwest, subject to a town centre loan, and adopted the 2026-27 hospitality rates relief scheme. Cabinet also approved the Housing Revenue Account business plan and a £5.5 million allocation for housing, and backed a pilot council tax discount for in-house foster carers.
Cabinet considered plans for the Celtic Freeport, a special economic zone in South West Wales meant to attract investment and jobs. Cabinet authorised the Council to sign a Memorandum of Understanding that sets out how partners will run the Freeport, and approved a business rate relief scheme. Nine councillors voted for the recommendations, and none voted against or abstained.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.
Cabinet endorsed the Empty Properties Strategic Plan 2025–2030, including an enforced sales procedure. It agreed a six-week consultation on revoking two air quality areas in Haverfordwest and Pembroke, and it noted an update on the Transformation and Innovation Board. It also agreed to lower the quorum for the national adoption and fostering Joint Committee.
Cabinet met on 1 December 2025 to consider 18 substantive items. Its main decisions were to support a public consultation requirement for changes to leisure centre and library opening hours, approve a 20-year community asset transfer of land at Hakin, approve the Havens Head and Lower Priory flood scheme and a tender for the Milford Haven station redevelopment, and agree governance changes to the Swansea Bay City Deal. Cabinet also recommended rent increases and the draft 2026-27 budget to Council.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.
Cabinet decided to uphold a Cabinet Member's decision on the Long Course Weekend host agreement with Activity Wales, after the Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee called it in. It also agreed to keep reviewing the Events Strategy and to consult members and committees before the 2026 event.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.
Cabinet reconsidered its 28 April 2025 decision on the Welsh in Education Strategic Plan (WESP). A scrutiny committee had referred the decision back after a call-in, which is a formal request to review a decision. Cabinet agreed to note the plan's progress and to replace the earlier amendment on collecting data with wording on the wider reasons parents choose a school.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.
Cabinet met on 13 January 2025 to consider the provisional 2025-26 local government settlement, a Levelling Up Fund grant for Pembroke, and a flood scheme for Havens Head and Lower Priory. On the Long Course Weekend motion, Cabinet agreed to keep the 2025 bike route unchanged, to review the Major Events Strategy, and to require a host agreement with the event organiser. Cabinet also agreed a new Partneriaeth collaboration agreement from April 2025, approved Council match funding for the Pembroke project, and supported a bid for flood funding.
Cabinet met on 2 December 2024 to consider eight substantive items. It agreed to cut opening days and hours at all six Waste and Recycling Centres, and to adopt a plan for moving the council fleet to ultra low emission vehicles. It also noted a library needs assessment, endorsed the annual self-assessment, and approved the outline draft budget for 2025-26 for referral to Council.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.
Cabinet met on 7 October 2024 and approved several items, including a regional bus funding agreement and a grant bid for the Milford Haven transport interchange. It agreed to keep Council Tax premiums on second homes and long-term empty homes at their current levels, for Council to confirm on 17 October 2024. It did not adopt a motion asking for a Council Tax cut for retained firefighters, but will consider the issue as part of its review of the discretionary discount policy.
Cabinet confirmed the closure of the Anchorage Day Centre from 1 November 2024 and the move of Bro Preseli and Lee Davies day centres to social enterprise models from 1 April 2025, after councillors used a call-in to ask for the decision to be reviewed.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.