Controversial plans for a new adventure tourism centre are set to be backed by a national park, despite criticism.
Adventure Beyond, which offers coasteering and kayaking tours, wants to build a visitor centre in Moylegrove, Pembrokeshire.
The application has been submitted to several meetings of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Development Management Committee and has been recommended for approval at a meeting next month.
Critics of the project said increased activity by adventure companies would worsen the situation for birds and animals, including some on the coast. UK Amber Conservation List.
The Welsh Government has yet to make a final decision on the proposed project.
Adventure Beyond's Jet Moore has said a site previously used for equipment and vehicles for the company's operations at Ceibwr Bay could soon become unavailable.
He said the proposed site – a former bus depot – is “the only suitable commercial site for us to transfer our operations to”.
Mr Moore said there had been “a lot of positive feedback” on the plans, but he was aware there was “a small but very vocal group” opposed to the project.
“I don't know exactly what the objections are, all I've been told is that they are against 'overtourism' in Ceibwr,” he said.
Activists has already told the BBC that coasteering was harmful to nesting birds and that they “would like Ceibwr to remain wild”.
The request had already been postponed during two meetings, one of which was devoted to a site visit.
The Welsh Government has since issued a “holding order” allowing time to consider whether the application should be granted. “called”.
She added that the September approval recommendation was “subject to the lifting of the retention directive, as well as agreement on a draft habitat regulation assessment, which has not yet been formally approved by Natural Resources Wales”.
