Proposed waiting shelter at Lancaster

[AlastairFraser]

They’re all over the south. Been fitting them for about 10 years or more. Standard kits of modular parts, I expect they can vary the length depending on location.

What's the point of this shelter with doors at both ends though? I've used one before and they just end up like a wind tunnel. Surely it wouldn't add much expense to add a door at one end or just an extra panel, so it actually functions as a shelter in driving rain and wind, which the NW gets a lot.

 

[Agent_Squash]

The difference between the two stations is that Oxford Road's buildings have listed status meaning alterations/additions have to be sympathetic to the original and receive the requisite approval. You may consider Lancaster to be a heritage station but the fact that the main buildings are stone-built does not automatically mean they have listed status. In fact the main building on the west side of the station and the footbridge are listed but not the rest of the station.

Lancaster station buildings are listed, too.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

If it's cold I usually huddle in the Upside Refreshment Room (or preferably the real-ale Tite & Locke on the downside)

Good to know thanks.

 

[Shaw S Hunter]

Lancaster station buildings are listed, too.

Some clarification here would be useful as the official listing is unclear. For example the heading to the official listing refers both to a buidling (singular) and buildings (plural). Also the original listing (1990) specifically referred to a building (West side). Within the detail of the listing the west side building is described in incredible architectural detail whereas the description of the rest of the station is decidedly cursory.

RAILWAY STATION BUILDING, Non Civil Parish - 1195054 | Historic England

List entry 1195054. Grade II Listed Building: Railway Station Building. May include summary, reasons for designation and history.

historicengland.org.uk

OTOH Network Rail's description of the footbridge after its refurbishment specifically mentioned the bridge as having listed status.

Since the new shelter required planning permission perhaps the OP would consider contacting Lancaster City Council for details of just what was discussed when the application was considered. Could it be that the shelter is sufficiently remote from the other buildings that any visual impact is not expected to have any effect on the overall perception of the station regardless of how much of it is in fact listed?