Local councillors have given their backing to comments made by Tenby Civic Society in respect of a planning application for a development at St John’s Hill.

The revised plans for a dwelling and associated works, at Zion Gardens came before members of Tenby town council at their meeting on Tuesday night, with members asked to provide their recommendations to the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority (PCNPA).

Correspondence that came before councillors from Tenby Civic Society said that the amendments to the proposals were ‘insufficient’ to remove their main concerns.

“Given the limited housing gain possible on the site, on balance we would support a single house of this scale and style it its height and rear elevation were reduced by one storey and appropriate affordable housing contribution were made,” wrote Harry Gardiner of the Civic Society.

“The 0.6 metre drop achieved in this revised design clearly concedes that height is a real issue, but is not enough improvement from our point of view.

“There is much in the design of the proposal that we welcome, for this site; only the intrusiveness of part of the rear elevation is unsatisfactory,” he added.

Members of the town council said that they fully agreed with the views of the Civic Society, which Clr. Trevor Hallett said were very ‘detailed’.

“We endorse the comments by Tenby Civic Society, and recommend refusal for the application,” said the Mayor of Tenby, Clr. Laurence Blackhall.