Tenby allotment holders have voiced concern over a meeting held to discuss a controversial plan by Pembrokeshire County Council to relocate the current gardens. A row has been brewing since details were released of proposals to move the allotments site from St. John's Hill to council-owned land at Bryn Hir. Last Thursday's meeting, held at the De Valence Pavilion, was set up to discuss the proposal, with representatives of the county council, town council, and some of the allotment holders present, along with chairman of the Allotments Association, Allan Rees. Tenby county councillors Mike Evans and Michael Williams were also in attendance. "This was a useful and constructive meeting, where we were happy to be able to provide more details of our proposals and which enabled Pembrokeshire County Council to fully explore the views of the allotment holders," explained a county council spokesperson. "The county council will continue to keep the allotment holders up to date with its plans and will be writing to all concerned as soon as it is decided how to proceed." However, the allotment holders have made it clear that they are not in favour of a move to a new site. "I'm saddened to have it suggested that we may have to move from our current site at St. John's Hill, which is a delightful space that historically has been used as gardens for hundreds of years, with people still in the town who remember them being used as allotments from the 1920s," said Mrs. Barbara Morris. She and her fellow allotment holders were contacted by the county council about the proposals at the start of March. In the letter, the council stated that the current site at St. John's Hill was not ideally suited for allotment use, due to the size and limited number of allotments available, the lack of parking provision and poor access to the site. "We believe that the county council were looking to sell the allotment land together with the empty property of Mayville alongside it, and at the meeting last Thursday, county council property review officer, Chris Richards, stated that they wish to release the land for sale for housing development," continued Mrs. Morris. "One of the points I wanted to get across at the meeting was policy 69 of our local development plan, which states that it seeks to protect open spaces which have a local amenity value. Such spaces can be gardens and allotments. "Additionally, it talks of inappropriate development which adversely affects the visual appearance, open nature and local amenity value of the site. The allotment holders are very anxious to retain their gardens which are safely enclosed within the old limestone walls, and wish to continue to use this special site," added Mrs. Morris. Tenby Town Council have also withdrawn their initial support for the relocation of the allotment site. "Consensus from the meeting was that people in the community were not happy with the proposals, and as a result, councillors will reassess their stance on the matter and discuss the proposal further at their next meeting," said clerk to the town council, Mr. Andrew Davies.