Plans to introduce more retail units to a site at The Green in Tenby have been met with concerns by local councillors.

An application that has been submitted to the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority by Mr. Paul Walker, for a change of use, extensions and alterations to provide two retail units on ground floor and holiday let apartment above with associated six new roof windows at the former Royal Mail Garage site was discussed by members of Tenby town council at their meeting on Tuesday night.

Councillors had previously raised concerns about traffic problems in that section in the lead up to the Co-op store being approved and built in that area, and when discussing the latest planning application for The Green, they stated that they were concerned about ‘over development’ along that busy route in and out of the town.

“That road is too narrow for the traffic turning in and out of that site,” Clr. Tony Brown told his colleagues.

“Two have a total of three retail stores down there is massive over development in my opinion, as there is too much traffic in that area,” he added.

Clr. Laurence Blackhall agreed: “When the Co-op store was passed we as a town council raised concerns about the volume of traffic in that area, and in particular delivery lorries.

“Pembrokeshire County Council said they carried out a traffic survey and assured us that the traffic would flow smoothly in that area, but anybody who has driven along that road will know that’s not the case!

“I’d ask for another traffic survey to be carried out before passing judgement on this latest application,” he said, with his fellow members agreeing to defer the matter and write to the planning authorities.

Tenby Civic Society’s planning sub-committee also passed on their views on the application to the town council, stating that members had ‘some concerns’ that a change of use to shops would suggest ‘more frequent traffic movements’ in and out of the site on what was a ‘busy and problematic’ section of the road.