The owner of the Castle Mona Hotel has made a planning application to begin restoration.

The Tevir Group, which bought the Douglas landmark in 2018, has now submitted plans for the first phase of restoration.

In brief the applications cover the following three main areas:

>Replacement of roof coverings with slate and repair of the roof structure.

>Interior works to remove "modern" out-of-character additions such as bathrooms, partitions and the single-storey flat roof infill and associated office/toilets to the inner courtyard.

>Removal of the later additions/extensions to the building: the former bowling alley and the north-east bedroom/dining wing and provision of a temporary protective rain screen.

The hotel was closed in 2006.

The Tevir Group has not revealed what it intends to do with the building in the future.

More details in Tuesday’s Isle of Man Examiner.