Plans to knock down a former Waunfawr shop and build two new homes have been recommended for approval by Ceredigion County Council planners

The initial scheme lodged with Ceredigion County Council planners sought permission to demolish the former Premier Stores shop on Waunfawr Road, replacing it with a terrace of two three-bedroom homes and one two-bedroom home.

Initial plans showed the houses would be set back on the plot to allow for five parking spaces, and documents said the plan “helps to contribute towards the overall housing mix” in the area.

Council documents now say that the application “initially sought approval for a row of three residential units significantly set back in the plot” but the application was amended following “reservations” from the council “to that particular scheme.”

It will now just feature a pair of two-bedroom semi-detached homes on the site.

“The proposal now looks to demolish the existing building and erect the dwellings marginally set back from the pavement,” an officers’ report says.

“Given that the proposal only provides two two-bedroom units then the Highways Authority are content with the provision of on-street parking to serve the development.”

Planning documents said that the former shop “has been extensively marketed for alternative retails uses, but no potential operators have come forward.”

Documents said that was “unsurprising as the shop closed partly due to the proximity of the site to the CK Foodstores, which is larger and able to offer a much wider variety of products.”

The plans are set to go before members of Ceredigion County Council’s Development Management Committee on 9 September.

No objections were received on the plans.

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The scheme is recommended for approval subject to conditions including the completion of a S106 agreement securing the 10 per cent commuted sum contribution.