A plan needs to be made for getting HGVs to and from a new business park in Montgomeryshire, councillors have said.

Advanced plans for nine business units near the new recycling facility being built on the edge of Abermule were shown to Abermule and Llandyssil Community Council at an online meeting on Wednesday night, September 2.

Dolforwyn County Councillor, Gareth Pugh, laid out some of the options for the new development, the first of which would see one 563 square metres unit constructed, along with two at 278 square metres, two more at 165 square metres and four measuring 115 square metres.

But councillors warned that not allowing enough space in the car park for a HGV to be able to turn around could affect demand for the units among businesses.

Cllr Pugh said: “I know they have to build them speculatively as the money is available from the Welsh Government.

“They have to use the money and this is the best they have come up with.

“My only concern is, if they are built like that, you can’t take a delivery or a collection from a HGV.

“There will be no room to turn it around that will limit the clientele on that business park.”

Cllr Pugh added he would rather see five full units that can take deliveries than nine empty ones.

“It would be a shame to end up with some lovely units, and a white elephant because they are empty,” said Cllr Pugh.

He advised that the community council formally document that they had brought up the issue.

Cllr Gwyneth Jones believed that Powys Council should be told before the plans are formally submitted and a consultation process starts.

Council Chairman Cllr Jane Rees said: “These are design options and when the plans come out they might have changed.

“We need to tell them to go back to the drawing board and rethink the layout.”

Councillors agreed that a letter highlighting their concerns would be sent to PCC.