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Fire ravaged Troon Railway Station replacement is given the green light by planners

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The replacement for fire-ravaged Troon Railway Station has been given the go ahead by planners.Network Rail says it hopes to get the new facility up and running for next year’s Open golf tournament held at Royal Troon.The plans, approved under delegated powers on Friday, stay true to the design of the original Victorian exterior, while providing a more modern internal layout.The B-listed station building was gutted by fire on July 16, 2021, and had to be demolished for safety reasons.After the fire, Network Rail had found the building had ‘sustained significant and systemic damage, whereby it posed a direct danger to the public and steel supports of the high voltage overhead lines’.It took a week before trains could stop at the station.A number of options were put forward, with more than 150 people attending an event in August 2022 to view potential designs, with a further final design event held this January.In their planning application, Network Rail stated: “Externally, the façade has been arranged to accommodate the internal layout whilst retaining all the key features of the original design.“The roof will be finished in a Welsh slate, a blue slate often accepted in listed buildings on the Scottish railway.“Community engagement has been an important part of the process and the events carried out have been positive with a clear message on the preferred option.”Network Rail added that the application was part of its “commitment to have the works completed prior to the golf Open in 2024 so that the facilities are ready for the anticipated large influx of visitors travelling to Troon by train”.In a report, planners stated that Network Rail’s application ‘documents the full extent of the damage caused by the fire, and

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