RESIDENTS of a Haverfordwest street which backs onto an embankment behind Lidl’s car park have raised concerns about safety measures on the road.

The end of Castle High used to be served by a steel crash barrier as a safety measure, but since the refurbishment of the Perrot’s Road Lidl store, this has been replaced with a temporary plastic barrier which sits in front of a chain-link fence.

Residents have spoken to town councillor Sue Murray, who also lives on Castle High, about the danger this presents, especially in cold and icy weather conditions as experienced in recent weeks.

“If you look at it sensibly, somebody’s brakes have only got to fail – you are not going to stop yourself from going through the chain-link fence and you would end up on a car in the car park below,” said Cllr Murray.

She added residents are only asking for a return to the safety measures the street had before the new Lidl store was constructed.

Cllr Murray said the county council has agreed to replace the barrier but have not specified a timescale.

She also arranged for Preseli Pembrokeshire MP Stephen Crabb to visit the street on Friday, December 15.

Mr Crabb said he fully understood the concerns of residents.

“The opening of the new Lidl has had a positive response but this is a very profitable company which has a duty to be a good neighbour.

“Safety must be a priority for both the residents of Castle High and shoppers in the car park below,” Mr Crabb told the Western Telegraph.

A spokesman for Pembrokeshire County Council said: “The barrier is programmed to be replaced as soon as the materials for the new posts to fix the barrier in place become available, but temporary barriers are currently in place.

“It was not replaced immediately as it was found that the posts required replacing, their replacement has been programmed in as a matter of urgency,” they said.

When contacted by the Western Telegraph, a spokesperson for Lidl said the barrier was the responsibility of the council highways department.