The owner of a popular Tenby public house has hit out at the town's pedestrianisation scheme, complaining that the system has affected her business financially. Mrs. Lesley Fisher, licensee of Tudor Square's Tenby House Hotel, believes that since the introduction of the scheme, her business has suffered 'drastic financial impairment during the peak season of July and August.' Mrs. Fisher's comments come in a letter sent to Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority planning officer, Sarah Middleton, who had previously responded to Mrs. Fisher's original letter addressed to Pembrokeshire County Council's director of transportation and environment, Mr. Ian Westley, with regards to the scheme, which also appeared in a recent issue. The main points that Mrs. Fisher's letter raised, concerned access to her hotel, with the pedestrianisation scheme proving not only a hindrance to deliveries, but also guests staying at the hotel too. "I cannot get deliveries when I require them, guests cannot access my hotel and visitors to my holiday properties cannot gain access on arrival in Tenby to their holiday property, similarly this applies to all visitors arriving in Tenby to the many holiday properties within the town walls," wrote Mrs. Fisher, who has lived at Tenby House for more than 20 years. When National Park planning officer, Sarah Middleton, wrote to Mrs. Fisher, she stated: "It is fully appreciated that the current scheme has and will continue to rely on the good will of the residents of Tenby." However, Mrs. Fisher does not agree. "I am certain that I can speak for the majority of residents within the walled town of Tenby, those of us who are directly affected by pedestrianisation - in stating goodwill may have been assumed by Pembrokeshire County Council, but all residents require the right to load and unload from their property," she said. "My commitment to Tenby's future prosperity and continued success as a major tourist destination is without question, but financially, I cannot agree to sacrifice my business for the many that benefit from the scheme by not having to compete with traffic," added Mrs. Fisher.
More About:




