Further developments of a previously-approved scheme to convert Cardigan’s former health centre to retail use have been submitted to county planners.

Late last year, an application by Hanslink Ltd, made through agent Paul Butt Planning Ltd, for permission for ground and first floor extensions to the vacant building and a change of use from the former Cardigan health centre, Feidrfair, to a retail use on the ground floor and a dentist's surgery on the first floor was granted by county planners.

A supporting statement by agent Paul Butt Planning Ltd at the time said: “The planning application essentially seeks to re-use the existing building as a small retail store on the ground floor and to construct a new first floor to provide for the relocation and expansion of a nearby dentist’s surgery.

“The intention is that the NHS Charsfield Dental Practice in Priory Street will move into the proposed new first floor dental surgery, and the Priory Street premises will either remain in its existing use, or revert to a single dwelling, the latter subject to any necessary consent.”

Since then, a further application has been received by Ceredigion planners through the agent, seeking  “Full planning application in relation to a planning application for the change of use from the former Cardigan health centre to a retail use with associated car parking, together with private car parking spaces, on land at the former cardigan health centre.”

It adds: “The application essentially seeks to re-use the existing building as a small retail store. It follows a recent planning permission for ‘Ground and first floor extensions to the existing vacant building and change of use from the former Cardigan health centre to a retail use on the ground floor and a dentist's surgery on the first floor’.”

The latest application says 18 car parking spaces, including one disabled space, are shown on plans, with a proposal that nine be allocated for the retail unit, and nine for private parking.

“The intention is that these private car parking spaces would be used by the existing NHS Charsfield Dental Practice, which has no car parking in its practice in nearby Priory Street, or for general private car parking,” it adds.

The latest application will be considered by county planners at a later date.