A call to approve a new campsite close to a Neolithic burial chamber for Pembrokeshire coastal path walkers, at which building works have started without permission, has been made to county planners.

In an application to Pembrokeshire County Council, Raffale Colella is seeking partly-retrospective permission for a proposed 12-pitch campsite at Tir Fynhad, New Hill, Goodwick.

The application is partly-retrospective as part of a concrete and timber facilities building for the site, near the chambered tomb of Garn Wen, a scheduled ancient monument on land owned by the applicant, has already been built.

A supporting statement through Johnston Planning Ltd says the applicant “seeks to establish a high-quality, all-season facility which will cater primarily for walkers on the Pembrokeshire coastal Path who currently lack any meaningful accommodation of this nature in the locality”.

It adds: “The scheme proposes some 12 individual camping pitches set on a north-south axis on the site divided by an access track running the length of the facility with the proposed welfare building set midway along the eastern side of the site.

“In this instance the proposal relates to the establishment of a new camp site on the periphery of a recognised settlement. The proposal will fulfil a recognised need for low impact and financially competitive tourist accommodation along the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park which is amplified somewhat by the recent restriction of temporary camp sites under the ‘28 day rule’ in the nearby Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.

“The provision of temporary visitor accommodation in this location will lead to increased spend in the settlement of Goodwick.

“Ecologically the development proposes significant enhancement measures in terms of planting that will have clear positive impacts in terms of habitat creation and foraging habitat for a range of inset and animal species.”

The application will be considered by PCC at a later date.