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Pembrokeshire County Council's meeting on 15 October 2026 was due to consider a motion to disband the Planning Delegation Panel, a motion on secret ballots, council tax premiums on second homes and long-term empty properties, the future of Cilgerran Church in Wales school, licensing policies, community council sizes, and the 2024-25 accounts. No minutes have been published yet, so this summary sets out what was proposed, not what was decided. Items 1 to 6 were procedural or public questions and are not summarised.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.
Council referred a proposal on temporary senior staff appointments to the Constitutional Review Committee rather than deciding it. It approved a restructure that moves economic development and regeneration under the Head of Property, and it approved recruiting a new Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Place to replace a retiring director.
Members also agreed the chairs of the scrutiny committees and a new chair of the Democratic Services Committee. Health Board representatives briefed Members on plans to move emergency general surgery from Withybush Hospital to Glangwili Hospital, but the minute records no decision on that item.
The Council met on 14 May 2026 and considered a series of substantive items, including a petition on the costs of net zero, a proposal to discontinue and re-establish Cilgerran VC school as a community school, a Learning Resource Centre at Milford Haven Community Primary School, a new Welsh medium primary school in Milford Haven, and revised governance for the Sustainable Communities for Learning programme. The Council decided to refer the net zero petition to scrutiny and the working group, authorised statutory notices on Cilgerran and the two Milford Haven school proposals, approved the governance changes, and noted responses on Withybush emergency surgery. The Council also adopted a multi-location meetings policy and a diversity pledge, and made changes to the Constitution.
It also agreed to extend a review of community electoral arrangements, approved a planning application for a retrospective business use at Castle Villa, approved a pay policy statement and an action plan responding to a Panel Performance Assessment, and set up a Gypsy Traveller site liaison group extension.
Pembrokeshire County Council set its 2026-27 budget and approved a 4.6% rise in Council Tax. It also approved the Medium Term Financial Plan, a three-year forecast of spending and income, although an attempt to reduce school savings was defeated. The Council also approved the Council Tax resolutions and its treasury management strategy.
It approved 2026-27 council housing rent rises within the Welsh Government cap, noted the outline draft 2026-27 budget with a funding gap of £13.6m, and made changes to community council seats, committee seats and the Swansea Bay City Deal governance. Final decisions on the school proposals are due at Council on 5 March 2026.
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.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.
Council met on 12 December 2024 and considered a petition on the Neyland School catchment area, an update on the Withyhedge landfill site, the 2023-24 self-assessment, the Council Tax Reduction Scheme for 2025-26, the outline budget for 2025-26 and the Council Tax premium on long-term empty properties. Council referred the Neyland catchment to Cabinet, approved the self-assessment and the reduction scheme, noted the outline budget and set the empty homes premium at 300%.
The Council met on 17 October 2024. Key decisions included raising no change to the long-term empty homes premium for now and setting the second homes premium lower, to 150%, after a series of votes. Members also endorsed the Annual Governance Statement, the Council's key strategic partnerships and the Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report, and noted an update on the Withyhedge Landfill site.
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.
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.
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.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.