UK announces space radar for Wales

The Ministry of Defence announced in two thousand twenty-four that Cawdor Barracks in Pembrokeshire will host the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability, or Darc, to detect and track objects in deep space.

Welsh government calls in the application

In July, the Welsh government called in the planning application, putting the decision into ministers' hands rather than allowing the local planning process to proceed independently.

Labour accuses Plaid Cymru of ideology

Labour sources have reportedly accused Plaid Cymru, who lead the Senedd, of stalling the project because it sees the US as an enemy, calling the decision ideological and crazy.

“ideological and crazy”

Welsh government defends its decision

The Welsh Government said the power to call in a planning application rests with it and is a matter of planning policy, not defence policy, rejecting the ideological motivation claim.

“The power to call in a planning application rests with the Welsh Government and is a matter of planning policy, not defence policy.”

MP says community denied a voice

Labour MP for Pembrokeshire Henry Tufnell accused the Welsh Government of denying the local community the right to have their say, and of denying local knowledge and defence heritage.

“denying the local community the right to have their say over whether it would go ahead”