LEASING land to provide a temporary car park at Trefechan’s Old Brewery site was a “poor investment”, a senior council manager has admitted.

The temporary car park on the site, which is being leased by Ceredigion County Council, was intended to provide alternative parking during the construction phase of Aberystwyth’s Mill Street development, but council chiefs have admitted that the car park is rarely used.

That led to the admission from highways director Huw Morgan that the decision to lease the land and pay the £30,000 cost to have it surfaced had not been worthwhile.

He said: “Evidence shows that was a poor investment as hardly anyone uses it.”

Before the Mill Street work started fears had been raised that the loss of the parking spaces could be disastrous for the town.

But Mr Morgan said it appeared that the concerns had been unwarranted and said that there hadn’t been any increased problems as motorists had found other places to park.

He said: “There hasn’t been a big ask for parking in the town. People have found other places to park.

“The park-and-ride car park, Lower Park Avenue car park and the Old Brewery car park are not full.”

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