Resident meet to discuss Empire Garage plans

Fri, 22 Mar 2019

Peel residents met on Wednesday to discuss their objections to plans which some have branded ‘completely overwhelming’ and ‘totally unsuited to the local area’.

It comes after applications were lodged by Empire Garage to demolish buildings at three sites in the town and replace them with apartment blocks and new homes.

Around 100 people gathered at the Masonic Hall in the town at a meeting organised by members of the local community.

Many agreed the proposals for the sites at Marine Parade, Stanley Road and Cross Street were inappropriate for a conservation area, and raised a number of issues: