Lord Street car park closes to vehicles

Plans have been submitted for a major 14-storey development

The unmanaged car park at the former Lord Street bus station site has officially closed.

Anyone who was parked on the site had until 6pm last night to remove their vehicles, ahead of work getting underway on a planned 14-storey development.

(Picture: Lord Street Parking on Friday - 20 June, credit: Manx Radio)

The proposals include a multi-screen cinema, apartments, bus facilities, and commercial units, and the developers say they are in the 'final stages of the planning process'.

Manx Radio spoke to motorists in the car park about what impact they felt the closure would have:

Lord Street Development SPV Limited hopes construction work will get underway before the end of this year.

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