- Integrate additional tree planting at the harbour and seafront with suitable species to create areas with a sense of shelter, whilst also maintaining visual permeability and views out to the sea. Consider the incorporation of additional trees when renovating existing planted areas.
- Use trees to mark and define different zones leading to the harbour, such as the near the interface between the harbour and The Strand.
- Consider integrating trees to break up the expansive car park area, ensuring the location does not interfere with existing uses. Integrate trees in small clusters to create a microclimate to improve growing conditions and allow the incorporation of shared growing pits / rooting space.
Saundersfoot Tree Planting Zones and Sub-Principles
Tree Planting Zones and Sub-Principles for Saundersfoot are shown on the map and drop down list below. Click on the headings to expand.
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Saundersfoot Strategic Tree Planting Zones
Zones and Sub-Principles
Land encompassed within Saundersfoot Conservation Area includes the spaces between buildings and existing trees within the designation. Pembrokeshire County Council (PCC) should therefore be contacted prior to the commencement of works on existing trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) or those located within the boundary of Saundersfoot Conservation Area.
Saundersfoot is located within the boundary of Pembrokeshire Coast National Park (PCNP). The development of detailed plans for future tree and woodland planting should take account of PCNP Tree and Woodland Guidance.
- Ensure that tree planting proposals enhance the setting of the compact core and do not result in detrimental impacts on heritage assets or the settlement’s historic fabric. All planting proposals should be prepared in conjunction with PCNPA.
- Review tree management practices to ensure the availability of views and vistas towards the coast and sheltered valley which forms a rural backdrop.
- Opportunities should be sought for tree planting to provide a positive contribution to townscape character and the setting of Saundersfoot Conservation Area.
- Strengthen links between the settlement core and surrounding woodland by enhancing and linking field boundaries and shelter belts to the north. Planting should also be considered alongside nearby watercourses to reduce surface water run-off and improve water quality.
- Enhance routes into and through the settlement core, seeking opportunities to incorporate tree planting within hard landscape areas, including the B4316, and Brooklands Close car park. Integrate Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) design as part of tree pits where possible.
- Utilise tree planting to enhance the setting of residential streets and complement views in more elevated areas. Sufficient consideration should be given to species selection, ultimate canopy size and maintenance requirements to promote long-term establishment and reduce interference with buildings and services (e.g. telegraph lines / lighting columns).
- Avoid proposals that conflict with private vehicular access points on residential streets.
- Tree planting proposals should avoid obstruction of highways and Public Rights of Way (PRoW) within the residential context.
- Use tree planting to mark the approaches to Saundersfoot along prominent route corridors (e.g. B4316), utilising roadside verges for avenues or small groups of trees where possible.
- Promote community ownership of proposed tree planting to increase the likelihood of long-term establishment. Support community interest in pockets of urban woodland (e.g. Saundersfoot Plantation) to engage communities in the wider interest of tree care and management.
- Utilise tree planting at the fringes of residential areas to help screen tourism development, which often acts as a key detracting landscape feature.
- Strengthen field boundaries and shelterbelts, through gapping up and new tree planting, on the urban fringe to connect the urban forest to existing valley woodlands.