Plans to remodel a Tenby supermarket and filling station with a holiday let have been submitted to the National Park.

In an application to the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority, CK’s Supermarkets is seeking permission for the re-modelling and extension of the ground floor of its shop/filling station at Five Ways Garage, situated by the seaside town’s The Green area, along with the conversion of the first floor to create a one-bed self-contained flat/holiday let, as well as the installation of an ATM cash machine.

Tenby Civic Society raised concerns about safety during construction with the site having a petrol storage, potential pollution of flood waters, the fact that there is already a cashpoint at the nearby Co-op.

“Given the substantial expansion of the shop, the proposed site layout is a little tight for parking spaces and access to the electric charging points beside the right of way to businesses on the backland,” stated the Civic Soceity in their submission to PCNPA, finishing: “Also, have they been notified of the application?”

The National Park’s building conservation officer has said there are a number of listed buildings surrounding the application site, including the town’s railway viaduct but the scheme is “not considered to unduly impact on its character due to the scale of the listed structure and the containment of the proposed development largely beneath the existing canopy.”

He has also said the proposal, just outside the town’s conservation area, would have a very low impact on its setting.

The application will be considered by members of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority’s development management committee at a later date.

Members of Tenby Town Council were due to discuss the application at their May meeting, but were not quorate to pass a recommendation on the plans.