Car sales office planned to replace former pharmacy in Peterborough
Plans have been submitted to replace a former pharmacy in Peterborough with a car sales office.
Plans, which have been submitted by M A Iqbal Architecture, concern the use of the former Halls The Chemist on 92 Peterborough Road, Stanground. Some dental services were also available at the unit.
The unit has been vacant since May 2025.
A new lease holder has taken over the premises on a long-term lease and now wishes to use the site for car sales.
Plans state that there would be no changes made to the premises externally and that existing car parking spaces would be retained for the car sales area, staff and customer parking.
The application states that: “The business provides an online sales provision with an appointment booking system, which would be the main source of development of car sales. The applicant has an existing car sales operation, so they are fully aware of the needs and methods to operate a business of this nature, without the need to saturate the site.
"The applicant is set up that any car that is sold would be replaced on a vehicle by vehicle method so that there will not be the need for car low loaders to be used, and cars would be brought to site on an individual basis, so that no noticeable disruption would occur.”
The application will now be considered by Peterborough City Council and can be viewed on its planning portal using reference 25/01655/FUL.