Radar proposals would paint a 'military target' on Pembrokeshire’s back

Proposals for a US military radar installation at Brawdy would paint a ‘military target’ on Pembrokeshire’s Back - campaigners against the plans strongly believe...
The campaign group PARC Against DARC which was launched in 2024 in opposition to the proposed US military radar installation at Brawdy is calling for a ‘County wide response’ to the official consultation on DARC Radar.
As part of statutory public engagement obligations, London Based PR corporation, Cascade Communications announced the opening of the public consultation on February 22 which will close on Sunday, March 22.
They say that the Military of Defence [MOD} will then submit an official planning application to Pembrokeshire County Council the following day.
PCC are then expected to run their own public engagement and consultation with agencies, stakeholders and the public.
In response, PARC Against DARC have launched what they describe as a massive community led response of opposition which offers concerned residents and the public several ways to get involved in actively opposing the plans, issuing a Clarion Call for collective action.
First and foremost the campaign group is urging people to visit the consultation page on their website www.parcagainstdarc.com and to take part in the consultation response where they have created easy & accessible ‘action-tools’ with simple ‘one-click’ options to email the consultation and to register opposition to the Radar plans.
Emails can also be sent to Cascade Communications at: darc@cascadecommunications.co.uk directly.
The campaign group says that there is ‘massive momentum’ to stop the proposals, which has already made significant inroads to stalling the plans in its first two years, with Plaid Cymru and the Green Party firmly supporting the campaign at national Party levels.
38 elected politicians have also supported motions in both the Senedd and Westminster opposing plans, with many pledging to escalate opposition through parliamentary procedures in both Cardiff and Westminster.
Last summer there was an incredible turnout of people for a protest display where locals linked hands in a line that stretched right across Newgale beach.
In strongly condemning the proposals, campaigners believe that the plans would cause a massive and unsightly visual impact from all sides, with no suitable mitigations possible, as well as dissuading visitors to the area, damaging tourism and local businesses.
They also state that they are ‘appalled’ by a complete absence of any meaningful data in the EIA that could possibly establish whether DARC’s radiation impacts local people, wildlife and livestock; believing that the array would negatively impact multiple wildlife habitats including those of the Manx Shearwater population, bats, skylarks and others. Campiagners also believe that DARC would be impactful to the local water supply, concerns of which have not been acceptably addressed.
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