January 25 2023

Network Rail is preparing to showcase its finalised plans for the redevelopment of the fire-damaged Troon Station ahead of a formal planning application.

Following a devastating 2021 blaze the station has made do with a temporary shelter and replacement booking office as a stop-gap measure.

Preferred designs by IDP Architects call for the reinstatement of the B-listed building with some changes to its size and entrance arrangements while adhering to the general aesthetics and footprint of 1892.

Proposals to erect a modern replacement or to fully reinstate the building as it was, were rejected following initial consultations.

Subject to the necessary approvals work could commence in the spring for completion by the summer of 2024.

A drop-in consultation will take place on 31 January between 16:00 and 19:00 at Walker Hall. 

1 Comment

#1 Posted by juan de los angeles on 25 Jan 2023 at 15:59 PM

Why is the proposal to recreate the original sneeringly prefaced with 'slavish', whilst the 'modern' design gets a 'bold'? Biased UR? At least the preferred option retains more character than the 'bold', yet could be anywhere, blandness of the 'modern' one.

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