Local councillors have criticised a decision by the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority’s planning committee to allow a signage application to go through for a premises, having already refused an application for a pizza takeaway and restaurant to be situated at the same site.

Amended plans for two fascia signs and two projecting signs, at Units 1-3, South Parade, Tenby, came before members of Tenby Town Council at their meeting on Tuesday.

The signage application at the units on the South Parade, which are situated alongside Tenby’s War Memorial, had come before members of the National Park’s development management committee last month, with members voting six in favour and five against approving the application, despite refusing an application from Dominos UK for a change of use from Class A1 (retail) to Class A3 (hot food takeaway) use, at the newly-built units at the same meeting.

“I recommend we refuse permission for this. I don’t understand why signage should be approved at the units, when it has been agreed that nothing is going there at present as the National Parks refused it,” Clr. Laurence Blackhall told his colleagues, calling the application a ‘waste of time’.

“It’s inconsistent with planning. You can’t give permission for a food outlet sign if you haven’t granted permission for a food outlet to be there!” he continued.

Clr. Mrs. Tish Rossiter ‘totally agreed’ and wondered if there was some kind of hidden agenda?

“It seems strange to put forward this application for signage,” she said.

Councillors unanimously agreed to recommend refusal of the signage application.