Port St Mary Commissioners are seeking the views of the public regarding the future use of Manxonia House in Bayview Road- a property which they acquired in October 2016.

The property was purchased for renovation and reuse following in being empty and unmaintained over the last decade.

Chairman, Mrs Bernadette Williams said, “This is a high profile building within our village that has cast a shadow over the success of our shopping centre for some time now. The Board of Commissioners have purchased it and we will restore it to productive use over the coming year or two. We have already been successful in attracting funding from the Government’s Regeneration Fund towards this cost.

We have developed a couple of options for its re-use, but before committing to the best one, we are going to consult the public and the business community to discover if there are any better plans out there.

We are aware that properties in our commercial area come to the market only occasionally and we are committed to obtaining the maximum benefit for the village from this opportunity. Port St Mary would benefit from a commercial operation coming here, creating more jobs and wealth.”

As currently laid out the building extends to 140 square metres of space useable for retail or commercial purposes and a 1 bedroom apartment.

The Commissioners have already received a number of expressions of interest for part of the property but are advertising currently for interest in taking on either part or the whole of it.

For more information please contact Alastair Hamilton, Clerk to Port St Mary Commissioners on 832101 or a.hamilton@portstmary.gov.im.