PLANS for a new super school for Hakin and Hubberston have not been back by Milford Haven Town Council.

The planned primary school will incorporate pupils from Hakin’s existing two sites, and Hubberston VC School, with the name decided by the new school’s shadow governing body.

The plans for the 510 pupil school on land off Gelliswick Road, Hakin were backed by county councillors in July 2014, following cabinet approval in April, and form part of the 21st Century Schools Programme.

The planning application itself will be heard at a future county council planning and rights of way committee, with comments accepted until today, August 5.

The town council’s planning committee, meeting before last Monday’s full council meeting, recommended the application be refused.

Councillor John Cole said the school’s location near a busy road raised health and safety concerns, and highlighted a lack of nearby parking.

Councillor Matthew Rickard also raised concerns about parking, adding: “Having counted the spaces in total, I can see the roads around being completely filled with staff and the people dropping their children off at school.”

Councillor Tony Eden felt there was a need for a new “state-of-the-art” school, but added: “There is going to be a problem with parking, that will have to somehow be sorted, but all-in-all I can see no problems except for the parking issue.”

Councillor Yvonne Southwell, chairman of governors at Hakin Community School, said the governing body had met with architects recently to air concerns about access and parking, with results due to be reported back to a future meeting before the plans were heard at county level.

Chair of the town’s planning committee; Councillor Eric Harris said that, if further information was submitted, there should be a renewed application.

He expressed concern that nearby land, believed to be endowed to Milford Haven urban district council for leisure facilities would lose out.

Speaking at last week’s full council, Cllr Harris said: “I don’t think it is appropriate to allow this to proceed without giving the committee, and also every member of the council, the opportunity to make an observation on it.

“Many anomalies need to be addressed, we proposed the plans are refused on the grounds of a limited play area, the area is highly congested and clarification is needed on ownership of the land.”

Cllr Cole said: “If the county council are going to resubmit a plan they need to come back; on that basis we made that decision.”

Members agreed to refuse the application in its current form.

Cllr Harris finished: “I am most anxious for a school to go ahead, but there are so many difficulties that need to be addressed properly, there’s much work to be done.”