3:58pm Tuesday 7th September 2010
Plans for a new supermarket on the former Brains Brewery site in Narberth were refused by Pembrokeshire County Council today (Tuesday).
The application for the part demolition, change of use and extension to form a retail food store on the Spring Gardens site was refused by a vote of 12 to four, with one abstention.
Local member, Cllr Wynne Evans said: "This store will offer around 50 full time jobs and we want people to come to Pembrokeshire and create jobs. Narberth does have a quite substantial need for jobs."
Speaking on behalf of the objectors, Josephine Hammond said: "The town's shops would be unable to compete with a one stop shop with free parking. Our town would lose its charm and appeal."
The application was recommended for refusal by county council planning officers as it the site was "outside the designated town centre", while a preferable site, the Old School exists, while together with the proposed Kilgetty store, would have an "adverse impact upon the continued vitality of Narberth town centre".
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