Around 25 placard-waving protestors took the opportunity of a planning site inspection this week to reinforce their concerns over the controversial civic amenity and recycling centre proposal for South Pembrokeshire.

Members of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority visited Brooklands Nursing Home near Saundersfoot on Monday.

Pembrokeshire County Council has applied for planning permission to site the new facility next door to the home, which houses 40 elderly, mentally-ill residents.

Opponents of the plan were outside the home, alongside the A478, during the site inspection, where authority members and officers viewed the site from inside the home and from its grounds.

The plan is due to be determined at the next meeting of the National Park Authority's development management committee on June 19.

Darren Umanee, manager for Brooklands Home, said: "We very much welcomed the visit that took place on Monday by members of the Pembrokehisre Coast National Park planning and development committee.

"We sincerely hope that members were able to appreciate first-hand the very detrimental impact that this development will have on the residents and families of Brooklands.

"In addition, committee members were able to witness just how busy the traffic was on Monday morning, therefore we only hope that the committee will realise and understand how this will impact on Brooklands, particularly as we approach the peak holiday season and the potential consequences on traffic if this development is given a planning consent."

Mr. Umanee added: "I also wish to thank everybody who came and supported us roadside."

• The National Park planning officer's report and recommendations for the application are expected to appear on the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park's website tomorrow (Friday), with the development management committee meeting to discuss the proposals to take place on Wednesday, June 19, at the Cleddau B