The final decision will be made next Tuesday on whether to allow the siting of a Tetra mast 50 metres away from 'The Wheelabout' in Penally. This Harriet Davis Trust Holiday Home for severely disabled children and their whole family, was funded entirely through charitable donations which took years to raise.
The design and extremely specialised equipment allow a whole family to share a precious holiday together and sadly is the only seaside holiday property in the whole of Wales to provide for not just the extremely disabled child, but the rest of the family as well.
John and Kit Davis fear financial meltdown of the entire Trust should Tetra be added to the three other mobile phone masts on their doorstep. All donations would need to be repaid should the property not get enough families to stay.
Penally Community Council have hired planning consultant Derek Carnegie, who the county council used as their planning expert for the Uzmaston, Haverfordwest Tetra inquiry.
He believes there are valid planning reasons for refusing the mast, adding: "I have no personal or professional doubts that the impact on the Harriet Davis Trust House will be devastating."
A letter has also been received from The Disability Rights Commission, who state: "We agree with your concerns that this planning application may jeopardise the important facility at 'The Wheelabout' operated by The Harriet Davis Trust."
"The trust and local residents eagerly await the outcome," said campaigner, Ann Dassen, of Penally Community Council. "It is now 14 months since pre-planning applications were given a 100 per cent rejection.
"Since that time we have been bombarded with two planning applications, a failed attempt at an appeal and reams of mis-information. The stress on the trustees and local residents has been extreme." The planning committee meeting is at 10 am at County Hall, Haverfordwest, next Tuesday, and members of the public may attend. "We have been told we will be first to be discussed," said Mrs. Dassen.
Anyone needing transport, is asked to sign the list in Penally Post Office as soon as possible, or telephone Ann Dassen on 844957. Support, as always, would be greatly appreciated.