The proposals for a controversial redevelopment of a Port Erin landmark have been submitted to planners.

Commissioners have submitted an application (20/00598/B) to replace the Cosy Nook cafe on the village’s seafront with a three storey building.

The local authority had, until 2019, leased the building to cafe owners who operated a successful business on the front.

However, since the local authority chose not to extend the tenancy agreement, the future of the building has been up for consideration.

The board has decided the replacement building should be able to provide cafe and restaurant with exterior seating.

Other changes include raising the height of the front seaward wall while still providing a view over the beach.

Removable flood barriers, ramped access to the beach and the installation of an electric charging point in the car park are also proposed.

After the last tenant left the building, the commissioners arranged for consulting engineers MacOwan Collett to examine the Cosy Nook.

That report said there was ’evidence of rotational movement’ in parts of the original building and the recent extensions as well as severe rising and penetrating damp.

Moisture in the floors, evidence of insects penetrating the woodwork and a need to replace the A frames in the roof were also outlined in the report.

Corrosion was also found in the internal and external metal work.

Commissioners decided the building would require too much investment to extend its life span.

Members decided to explore constructing a building that would extend the use of the building from a day cafe into an evening restaurant.

Rushen Heritage Trust is surveying residents on what they think of the plans.

The survey is available on the heritage group’s Facebook page.