The affordable housing to be included in a major development on the outskirts of Haverfordwest looks set to be removed from plans next week.

An application for more than 700 houses on land at Slade Lane, along with a supermarket, petrol station and associated infrastructure, was approved in 2014 and reserved matters for 115 dwellings was approved in 2019.

Developers Coyngar have applied to Pembrokeshire County Council to vary Section 106 agreements made with the initial proposals which planning committee members are recommended to approve at a meeting on October 5.

Conygar is says the viability of the development would be at risk if it was to meet its agreement of 25 per cent affordable housing, and it also wants to proceed without fully meeting a transport mitigation contribution and residential contribution.

Part payments of a transport contribution, sewage works contributions and footway works contribution, of around £2million have been paid to the council with other contributions linked to the occupation of the 200th dwelling.

Residential contributions were due in instalments, linked to occupation, and included education and healthcare contributions, as well as a “transfer of ‘Education Land’ to the council.”

A district Valuer’s Office (DVO) valuation was carried out and “its primary conclusion is that the development cannot viably provide any of the outstanding planning obligations policy requirements in respect of financial contributions towards infrastructure and affordable housing,” a planning report states.

It adds that the evidence presented indicated that the development of “much-needed new housing provision” could not proceed if the Section 106 agreements were enforced.