New Ayr railway station plans could see part of Station Hotel bulldozed

[och aye]

Some news about the ongoing saga of the Ayr station hotel building.

Full details of the plans of the proposal can been viewed on the Council website:

https://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/media/9775/Ayr-Station-hotel-Phase-2-report/pdf/230608_Phase_2_Report_Ayr_Station_Hotel_June_2023.pdf?m=638279721082930000

New Ayr railway station plans could see part of Station Hotel bulldozed

South Ayrshire Council are moving forward with plans for a new station and transport hub.

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

A new vision for the main gateway into Ayr could see part of the Station Hotel demolished to make way for a modern new railway station, fresh plans reveal.

Council chiefs have announced they are working on an ‘Ayr Town Centre plan’, with proposals to transform the top part of the town, which take in Burns Statue Square, including a new railway station and/ or transport interchange.

As part of The Strategic Governance Group, which includes Transport Scotland, Network Rail and ScotRail, South Ayrshire Council's proposals look to see the southern section of the Station Hotel demolished - to the tune of £6.6 million - to make way for the transport hub.

Network Rail is also considering concepts for a newly integrated railway station, taking advantage of any demolition.

And it has been confirmed that the railway firm will pay half the £60,000 monthly costs of the scaffolding and encapsulation works of the building, which the council have been shelling out for since they assumed control of the site under a Dangerous Building Notice in 2018.

 

[InOban]

AIUI if the council etc. have a plan which requires use of the building, that gives a legal case for a compulsory purchase order. The lack of such a plan had tied the hands of the authorities.

 

[och aye]

Hopefully this plan will have a positive ending and end this ongoing issue once and for all.

 

[Blindtraveler]

Could we also finally see the end of the existing Ayr bus station in favor of this new multi-modal integrated interchange?

 

[och aye]

Could we also finally see the end of the existing Ayr bus station in favor of this new multi-modal integrated interchange?

The article does state they will look into a "transportation hub" so I guess it's possibility.