The cottage sits on the Milford Haven waterway and is within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, and it offered a significant challenge in how to meet the clients expectations in terms of the brief, whilst keeping the National Parks planners happy, in order for them to support the proposals. After several unsuccessful attempts, a compromise was reached using a plan built into the adjacent hillside, and a detailed planning consent was obtained. Works have now been completed and the client has moved into the cottage, which has been praised by the National Park as an exemplar of sensitive remodelling and extension of a traditional building.