A new vision of Haverfordwest received public praise in September when Pembrokeshire County Council and their partners unveiled early-stage plans at a consultation session in County Hall.

Focussing on the Riverside site, which already boasts the superb Glan-yr-Afon Library and Visitor Centre, the plans presented a modern, open and vibrant County Town that will seeks to add significant value to Pembrokeshire’s impressive destination portfolio.

Furthermore, the event gave residents of Haverfordwest an opportunity to make suggestions on the plans, playing a role in shaping their hometown – an aspect of the delivery phase that PCC are committed to incorporating throughout.

Pembrokeshire County Council’s Head of Regeneration, Rachel Moxey, was delighted with the consultation evening and the contribution from those in attendance:

‘The event was very successful and we were delighted to be able to present our ideas for a redevelopment that has a lot of public interest attached. We had a number of positive comments about what we have presented so far, as well as suggestions about what residents of Pembrokeshire might like to see as part of a new Haverfordwest town centre. It’s vital that we take a consultative approach throughout and that’s what we will do.’

State of the art technology was also available on the evening with a Virtual Reality headset enabling attendees to immerse themselves in a vision of a Haverfordwest of the future. ‘The VR was an excellent addition to our presentation and was popular with attendees of all ages. With such significant change coming, it really helped people to imagine what the changes may look like,’ said Rachel.

Councillor Paul Miller was unequivocal in his praise for the event, viewing it as a critical part of the delivery of Pembrokeshire’s Regeneration vision.

‘After a long period of inaction I’m determined to demonstrate real and tangible progress on our regeneration agenda. At last Thursday’s event we were able to demonstrate that we have sketched out just the first phase of proposals to provide a vibrant and viable future for Haverfordwest Town Centre’ said Cllr Miller.

‘We’re committed to engaging meaningfully with anyone interested in working with us to build a new and successful Haverfordwest. That is part of our wider plans to deliver a step change in the support we are offering as the Local Authority, to the Pembrokeshire economy as a whole. There will be new announcements regularly as we begin to scale up our ambitious programme but events like last Thursday offer the first glimpse of our vision for the future.’

The redevelopment plans will shortly be available online on the Pembrokeshire website, with a Regeneration page currently under construction. The public will be able to download and view plans for all PCC’s redevelopment projects, with regular updates and information on consultation events.