A meeting was held at the Giltar Hotel in Tenby last week by members of the ‘Save Brynhir Greenspace and Wildlife’ to discuss their concerns surrounding the sale of the land at Brynhir.

“The council have purchased their own land for 4 million pounds, and there has been no consultation with the public - as a group we feel that there are a lot of unanswered questions,” said group chairman Rebecca Nelson, who once again emphasised that the land is the ‘last bit of greenspace Tenby has’.

The group has now organised a further meeting where they have invited members of the county council and the National Park to meet with them on December 12, at 7 pm, at the Giltar Hotel to discuss these matters.

“Some of the questions that came up in last week’s meeting were - How can HRA money be used for open market housing, and how many units of social housing solely for Tenby residents are needed?” continued Rebecca.

“What is the justification for open market housing when we know the population is declining?

“How much will the consultants developing the plans cost and where does that money come from, and what has the council done to return empty homes to the rental market?

“This land has been for sale for four years and no developer has been interested because it is not financially viable, so why suddenly does the council believe it is viable?” she continued.

“We would urge everyone to look at Pembrokeshire County Council’s financial statement for 17-18 which is available online at www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/finance-and-business/statment-of-accounts.

“As quoted in the financial statement, cuts have to be made, reduction in workforce 10.0M cost reduction and ‘schools are likely to be the area most at risk’, this is just one of the cuts.

“The financial position of the PCC does not demonstrate the affordability of developing the land or anything else in fact.

“If you are interested in the future of Tenby, then please get involved now, and join us at the ‘Save Brynhir Greenspace and Wildlife’ group,” added Rebecca.

FOOTNOTE: At Tuesday night’s meeting of Tenby town council, members urged for Pembrokeshire County Council to fix a date to meet with them within the first two weeks of January, after it was indicated to them by PCC’s cabinet member for housing and regulatory services, Clr. Pat Davies, that the authority could be near to submitting an outline planning application for the Brynhir development in the New Year.