A Pembrokeshire animal sanctuary for disabled animals and ex-battery hens has been allowed to keep its doors open by county planners.

Aaron Player sought retrospective permission to keep the sanctuary, at Brynhaul, near Tegryn, Llanfyrnach, running through a change of use of the land from agricultural to the animal sanctuary.

Work on the change to the sanctuary, which has two full-time and two part-time workers, took place in late 2023, the application states.

No objections to the proposal were received from statutory consultees.

A report for planners stated: “The development is for the retrospective change of use of two of the outbuildings to provide accommodation as an animal sanctuary.”

The application was conditionally approved by Pembrokeshire County Council planning officers.