Sir, It is quite sad and wrong that Pembrokeshire housing intend squeezing in further houses/flats on the grassy verge surrounding the Skrinkle estate at Manorbier in order to satisfy their targets. We all know that the Labour government plan to build 3M new homes, including affordable and council housing by 2020. However, Direct Gov.uk state that 'good design is crucial in creating places where people are proud to live. People need jobs, transport, health care, schools, shops and green spaces'. Already there are approximately 100 houses on the estate which originally were the homes of the workers at the local Ministry range. There is now very little local employment and whilst there is a regular bus service, all the other amenities are some distance away. Even a visit to the local post office and shop is a 10-minute walk over a very bumpy and poorly maintained footpath. Now the council/Pembrokeshire Housing want to cram more people in and thereby remove our green spaces. Do PCC intend building new homes/flats on all village greens in Pembrokeshire? New homes should be built in accordance with Direct Gov. criteria on sites where work and all amenities are at hand. Can't we afford this in Pembrokeshire or are council funds being channelled elsewhere by councillors who care more about their targets than the environment and the quality of life for citizens. Yes, this site is an easy option as it costs the council nothing, unlike the brown field sites around the areas that really do require extra housing. It would appear that this target achieving and money saving is higher on the council's agenda than improving the quality of life for the county's present residents. I ask you to think back to when you were a young child playing football or rugby on 'the green', and think about how many vital goals and match-saving tackles were made on those patches of grass? How many 'red injuns' were fended off or world cups won? The selfish and ignorant actions of these organisations are stealing that right of passage away from the children of today. In a world where obesity and laziness are serious issues, you can hardly pick up a paper without the 'fat playstation generation' being highlighted. What senselessness is it to build over the few places where children do still play outside?

Daniel Jones, Manorbier.