THE future of the £60 million Bluestone holiday village complex could be decided by the end of this month.

Preparations are forging ahead for a judicial review, which will come before a High Court judge in Swansea. The three-day hearing begins on Tuesday, November 23rd.

The Council for National Park (CPN) is seeking to overthrow planning consent issued by the National Park Authority for the 340 timber lodges, holiday village with shops, restaurant and sports club, and 60 further units.

Ruth Chambers, the CPN's head of policy, said: "We are looking forward to putting our arguments before the judge and will be urging him to quash what is a damaging decision."

A National Park spokesman said: "The authority's preparations are being guided by experienced leading counsel in London. The change in membership has no material effect on proceedings as the authority is a corporate body with a continuous existence."

Bluestone chief executive William McNamara said: "The project is still very much on track and our funding partners are still 100% behind us. The judicial review process has not stopped work on the planning and delivery.

"We are now progressing exciting and beneficial initiatives for Pembrokeshire with others, the latest being biomass crops and the establishment of the county's first renewable energy farmers' co-operative, Pembrokeshire Bio-Energy Ltd, to create a valuable new income stream for county farmers potentially worth £12 million.

"The project has also brought together more than 75% of the county's food, drink and retail suppliers through the Bluestone supplier development programme and we are discussing new training opportunities through the Bluestone academy.

"There is a good deal of positivity associated with the project and we are looking forward to it starting in the new year."