Lancaster City Council has submitted a planning application to see if they need permission to demolish a bus station building in Morecambe.

The old bus station building on Central Drive in Morecambe has been used as a teen hangout for a number of years.

Planning documents said: “The building to be demolished has a grey metal clad pyramidal roof with green aluminium clad elevations with glazed elements to half of the building but these have been vandalised and removed over the years.

“It had been left empty and susceptible to vandalism and prior approval for demolition was granted in 2017. The demolition did not take place and following an application in 2018 the building became an assembly point and recreation building for young people.

Lancaster City Council want to demolish the old bus station waiting room building in Morecambe.

placeholder image — Lancaster City Council want to demolish the old bus station waiting room building in Morecambe.

"The building has attracted issues in terms of crime and antisocial behaviour and is no longer considered a safe space for young to gather.

“For demolition the area will be fully fenced off with appropriate vehicle/pedestrian signs, the roof will be dismantled using Telehandler/cherry picker/manriding skip, an excavator will remove vertical brickwork and external frame, metal uprights will be unbolted and flame-cut for removal, and the concrete floor will be broken up and all debris will be removed from site to a dedicated waste and recycling plant.

“The area will be landscaped to match the surrounding area.”

The works are expected to start on September 21 and expected to be completed by September 28.

In 2019 the former bus station waiting room in Morecambe was given a new lease of life as a hangout shelter for young people.

The refurbishment of the building cost £7,000.

Former Morecambe bus station transformed into hang-out for young people

Planning documents said the Highway Development Control Section of Lancashire County Council has no objections to the planning application in principle.

They said: “No demolition shall commence until a Construction Traffic Management Method Statement (CTMMS) has been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority in conjunction with the Highway Authority.”

Councillors have yet to make a decision on the planning application.

View planning application reference number 26/00798/PAD at https://www.lancaster.gov.uk/planning/view-applications-and-decisions