Drivers warned to move cars from former bus station car park
The site will be closed to the public from Sunday evening in line with the long-standing plans to regenerate the site and in accordance with an agreement with the Department of Infrastructure, it said.The scheme includes a multiplex cinema, retail units and apartments, as well space for an indoor bus passenger waiting area and driver facilities.
Although plans for the 14-storey complex were withdrawn by Wyyttavin following a family bereavement, Lord Street has since resubmitted them.The project had been approved in principle for support from the government's Island Infrastructure Scheme, which was set up to encourage the development of disused urban sites.However, the firm previously confirmed a fresh application for support would need to be made.The firm said the team was "hopeful that construction work will commence before the end of this year".A spokesman said "huge efforts" had gone towards "bringing this strategically located but underutilised site into active use that benefits Douglas and the wider island"."We are now entering the final stages of the planning process and remain optimistic that the town will soon benefit from a comprehensive regeneration scheme," he added.
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