More investment encouraged for possible bus station site

Wed, 18 Sep 2013

The doors haven’t closed on more private investment for the Lord Street car park site in Douglas.

That's despite a consultation being launched this week which is asking for the public's opinion on putting a new bus interchange on the prime site.

It has served as a car park since the former bus terminal was demolished over a decade ago.

More recently the site had been earmarked for a hotel, restaurant and retail complex but this proposal has since been withdrawn.

However MHK Laurence Skelly says the site could be utilised for more than just a bus