Strategic Plan Preliminary Publicity 2025

Closes 27 Oct 2025

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Paper 2: The pattern and distribution of development

Paper 2 - The pattern and distribution of development: Explores future options for growth - where development might be focused in future, including broad housing and employment land need figures. For further information please see:

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1. To accommodate future development the strategic plan may need to name additional settlements in the settlement hierarchy as being suitable for growth. Do you support this?
2. To accommodate future development, the strategic plan may also need to re-order the settlement hierarchy. Generally, higher tiers would be expected to accommodate greater levels of development. Do you support this?
3. In respect of questions 1 and 2, do you have any examples of - groups of houses that could be added to the settlement hierarchy and expanded?
4. In respect of questions 1 and 2, do you have any examples of - existing settlements that could be moved up or down the hierarchy?
5. Do you support the principle of one or more new settlements? This would mean building at scale in a particular area of the rural environment that departs from the normal settlement hierarchical pattern.
6. The term new settlement is yet to be defined. The Strategic Plan will set out the principles for a new settlement and any location details will be explored as part of an All-Island Area Plan. Do you have any views on what the minimum requirements for a new settlement should be e.g. size, mix of uses or number of new homes?
7. Do you support the seven ‘candidate special landscapes’ being taken forward for designation as recommended in the Isle of Man Landscape Designations Study 2025? These areas would be mapped on future constraints maps and would represent areas of the Manx landscape that are of the highest value.
8. Table 5 of Paper 2 states that between 2021 and 2041, gross housing need (using the Objective Assessment of Housing Need) is 9,900 new homes. This equates to a net residential need of 5,533 new homes up to 2041. Do you support the figures on Table 5 and/or the net residential need of 5,533 new homes?
9. Table 6 of Paper 2 states that between 2021 and 2036, gross housing need (using the Objective Assessment of Housing Need) is 7,425 new homes. This equates to a net residential need of 3,286 new homes up to 2036. Do you support the figures on Table 6 and/or the net residential need of 3,286 new homes?
10. Do you support an increase (44ha) in the employment land to meet land use needs connected to manufacturing, engineering, construction, wholesaling and distribution?
11. Future development will impact upon and need to be coordinated with the availability and capacity of infrastructure. Does this concern you?
12. The strategic plan will continue to support the vitality and viability of City, town and villages centres. The review will however review what types of development are permitted on industrial areas (including business parks) and whether exceptions should be made for any other purposes ‘out of town’ e.g. retail. Do you support this?
13. If you would like to make any other comments on matters covered in Paper 2 ‘The pattern and distribution of development’ please include them in the box below.