Locals have won a planning battle to stop travellers from building a pitch on a Welsh beauty spot.

Proposals for a static caravan, one touring caravan as well as utility and ecological enhancements at Froghall Yard, Moreton Lane, in Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire, had sparked anger among the village's 2,500 population.

Furious residents hit back at plans, with more than 300 people signing a petition against the application.

Now Pembrokeshire Coast National Park development management committee has thrown out the plans.

The application was lodged by Dai Evans of Pontypool, who 'belongs to a long-standing Romany Gypsy family', with generations of his family having lived 'a traditional and cultural lifestyle living in caravans all their lives'.