CAMPAIGNERS against the use of Tenby's last piece of green space for housing are hoping for a face-to-face meeting with county councillors and Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority members.

As the Western Telegraph recently reported, the Pembrokeshire County Council-owned 15 acre site at Brynhir, to the north of Tenby, was recently 'bought' by the authority for £4million using its Housing Revenue Account.

The land had been earmarked for 168 homes and marketed for sale, but after no acceptable proposals were brought forward, it was agreed by the council's cabinet in July that the land "be appropriated for HRA purposes".

It is thought that an outline planning application by the council will be put forward in February.

The Save Brynhir Green Space and Wildlife Group is now seeking answers to what it feels are "unanswered questions" about the situation.

It is now calling on county and National Park authority members to meet them on December 12 at the Giltar Hotel, Tenby at 7pm for a discussion.

The group held a meeting earlier this month, where concern was expressed at the absence of public consultation over the situation.

Questions which arose included the ability for HRA money to be used for open market housing; how many units of social housing solely for Tenby residents are needed and the cost of the consultants developing the plans and the source of their fee payment.

Said group chairman Rebecca Nelson: "This land has been for sale for four years and no developer has been interested because it is not financially-viable, so why, suddenly, does the council believe it is viable?

"We would urge everyone to look at Pembrokeshire County Council's financial statement for 2017-18 which is available online.

"The financial position of the PCC does not demonstrate the affordability of developing the land, or anything else in fact."

She added an appeal to Pembrokeshire people: "If you are interested in the future of Tenby, then please get involved now, and join us."