At a recent meeting of Pennar and Bufferland Community Association, the following matters were discussed:

Residents' reservations/objections to certain aspects of two future developments in the Imble Lane area of Bufferland: Ron Selby (secretary) said that he had attended Session 24 of the LDP Examination Hearing that was held in the E-Commerce Centre in Pembroke Dock. He had been invited to the hearing to voice the concerns of the residents of Pennar and Bufferland, particularly those living close to the two future housing developments, HSG/096/00231 'North of Imble Lane' (96 units) and HSG/096/00233 'East of Hill Farm' (63 units).

1. The residents contended that the building a total of 159 (minimum) housing units on the two sites, to give a density of 35 units per hectare (or 14 units per acre) amounted to gross over development, and should be drastically reduced, possibly by as much as 45 percent. In reply, Mr Jonni Tomos (PCC planning department) said that 35 units per hectare was not a particularly high density, as in the Cardiff area densities of 50 units per hectare were common. It was then pointed out that Pembroke Dock was not a city, and that Imble Lane could be described as a semi rural area.

2. The present plan was that all the traffic from the two sites will gain access on to Pembroke Road via Imble Lane, a road that was just 4.5 metres wide at its junction with Pembroke Road. It was the residents' contention that there should not be any vehicular traffic from the site HSG/096/00231 directly on to Imble Lane, and that the site should have access to Pembroke Road by a new road running through the field on the east side of the Cricketer's Lodge playing field.

3. The residents had severe doubts that that the main sewerage line running east to west along Pembroke Road, would have sufficient capacity to cope with the increased volume of effluent that would occur if 159 housing units were connected into it. A letter from Welsh Water to PCC dated August 24, stated that the very recently proposed development of 100 housing units would greatly overload the existing sewerage system, and that no improvements are planned under the Welsh Water's present capital investment programme.

4. The 'North of Imble Lane' site sloped from north to south, and was very boggy at its southern end. After a heavy rainfall, surface water from the field ran across and under Imble Lane, then seeped into the gardens of the properties in Springfield Road. If 96 housing units, with the attendant paved service roads etc., were built in the field, then the rate of 'run off' into Springfield Road would be greatly increased.

5. Newly-proposed sites, all outside the LDP boundary continued to appear. Most recently (August 10), an application for outline planning consent for 100 housing units to be built in the field on the east side of the cricket field was submitted. The development would have a main access road (4.5 metres wide) connecting with the Pembroke Road. This road, possibly widened, could be adapted to give access to the Pembroke Road for the 'North of Imble Lane' site.

Remembrance Day commemoration of the fallen in past and recent conflicts: Clr. Maureen Colgan said that she would order two poppy wreaths that community association members will lay at two ceremonies to be held in Pembroke Dock. Maureen asked Ron Selby to lay one wreath at the ceremony to be held at the Military Cemetery, Llanion, on Saturday, November 10. Christine John, vice-chairman would lay the wreath from Pennar and Bufferland Community Association on the Sunday.