THE owners of the former Windsor Road clinic say they'd like to see the building used by community groups before it is bulldozed and sold off for re-development.
This follow protests by nearby residents and officials from Garstang in Bloom, who claim it has become an untidy eyesore.
There was also concern raised after one of the members of building owners Total Dental Ltd revealed there were no longer plans
to develop the clinic as a state-of-the-art dentists and they would be looking for planning permission to build houses on the site, possibly along with a neighbouring property which is currently up for sale.
Now the company has issued a statement clarifying its position saying any redevelopment is unlikely in the short term and they want to rent the building to Garstang community groups.
Total Dental director Chloe Booth, said community groups would be given "very generous" terms in exchange for their maintaining the building and site.
She said: "We dislike the idea of the premises lying empty, and would be perfectly happy to see them put to some use by a local body."
She confirmed Total Dental intended ultimately to sell the building for re-development, adding this would be unlikely to happen quickly.
The state of the overgrown grass at the empty clinic building was raised at Monday's meeting of Garstang Town Council. Yesterday another director of Total Dental, Mr Henry Wild, visited the site and cut the grass.
