Grass being left long at a junction in Welshpool is causing a danger to motorists, a councillor has claimed.

At meeting on Wednesday, September 7, Welshpool Town Council analysed its grassland management policy, weighed against some councillors raising concerns over the visibility of a junction in town.

Cllr Phil Pritchard raised the issue regarding visibility coming out of The Vicarage on Church Street, saying that grass which had not been cut over the summer was reducing visibility at the junction.

Cllr Pritchard said: “It’s the most dangerous exit from anywhere in that town, we shouldn’t be creating a situation that’s dangerous for drivers and pedestrians, the speed the cars come round is a dangerous speed in my view.

“As a town councillor, I don’t know why we have decided not to cut the grass on that junction, as its overgrown state limits what you can see coming out of that junction.”

Town Mayor, Cllr Alison Davies, explained: “A decision was made not to cut the grass at the Vicarage and other areas throughout town that are difficult to manage during the summer months.”

Some grassland areas of the town have been left uncut during the summer months as a way to allow wildlife to flourish in the warmer months.

The council stated that with the summer over, the grass at the Vicarage junction should be cut some time over the course of September.