Campaigners who feared that plans to site a micro-brewery in Saundersfoot would lead to a 'pub style development being built near their homes' have breathed a sigh of relief this week, after a number of conditions were upheld on a licensing application for the scheme. Plans to develop a micro-brewery at the old school building on The Ridgeway, were approved by members of Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority's development management committee back in February, with a number of conditions imposed on the permission, limiting the consent and also specifying that no outdoor areas be used, to ensure that the premises are operated as a micro-brewery and visitor centre only. However, a further application from Mr. Daryl Flannery, of the Pembrokeshire Brewing Company, for a new premises licence, sparked concern amongst nearby objectors. "Some of the residents who surround the development are aged and frail, and against and abhor the possibility of a pub style development near their homes in a residential area," wrote Mr. David Lewis, in a letter of objection that went before the county council's licensing sub-committe on Tuesday. "Although they do not want a brewery near them, they have to some extent accepted the PCNPA decision to grant planning with conditions that are designed to protect within reason their amenities. "So when this application for an alcohol licence was made, that is far in excess of the intentions of PCNPA for this building, in effect making it a pub, naturally us residents were horrified," continued Mr. Lewis. At the meeting in County Hall, the council's licensing sub-committee decided to invoke a 'five-day ruling' whereby the committee can take up to five working days to announce their decision to interested parties. Speaking after the decision, objector Mr. Lewis said that residents had won 75 per cent of what they asked for. "They withdrew the beer garden, the internet sales till 2 am, the games room, and reduced the opening time on Sundays until 6 pm instead of 8 pm, therefore complying with the conditions imposed on them by National Parks planning," he said. "We have won 75 per cent of what we asked for, the hearing committee still have to make a judgement on the 'off/on' side of the application, and this will take up to five days. I feel the sticking point here is, the brewery want the tasters to be half-pint glasses, not the 'egg cup' sizes they told everybody they would provide," he added.