HSBC is planning a move into Douglas’s high street, with an application submitted to modify an existing shop in Strand Street.

The application (22/01287/B) is for 88 Strand Street, the current base of Monsoon and Accessorize, opposite the entrance to the Strand Shopping Centre.

As well as moving its branch from Ridgeway Street, the bank intends to install a new shop front, with two cash machines, as well as erecting signage and a new entrance.

For security reasons, the bank has not released internal plans for the building.