Strategic Plan Preliminary Publicity 2025

Closes 27 Oct 2025

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Paper 1: Main Explanatory Document

Supporting guidance for questions

The current settlement hierarchy is made up of:

  • Main Centre - Douglas
     
  • Service Centres - Ramsey, Peel, Onchan, Castletown, and Port Erin
     
  • Service Villages - Laxey, Jurby, Andreas, Kirk Michael, St Johns, Foxdale, Port St Mary, Ballasalla, and Union Mills
     
  • Villages - Bride, Sulby, Ballaugh, Glen Mona, Baldrine, Crosby, Glen Vine, Glen Maye, Dalby, Ballafesson, Colby, Ballabeg, Newtown, and Strang

Paper 1 provides the background to the plan process, sets out what to expect from the plan itself and summarises Papers 2 to 5.  While this is an overview and summary paper, there is the option to comment on it as well as the more detailed Papers 2 to 5.

Paper 1 highlights how the new strategic plan will respond to Government’s aspirations set out in Our Island Plan and groups topics together under four ‘critical issues’.

If you have any comments on how the new strategic plan intends to respond, please select the appropriate ‘Issue’ below and comment accordingly.

Please refer to the below document for supporting background information.

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1. Do you have any comments on what the strategic plan should do in response to Issue 1 Population and Housing?
2. Do you have any comments on what the strategic plan should do in response to Issue 2 Towns, Centres and Regeneration?
3. Do you have any comments on what the strategic plan should do in response to Issue 3 Economic Vision (jobs and investment)?
4. Do you have any comments on what the strategic plan should do in response to Issue 3 Economic Vision (supporting infrastructure)?
5. Do you have any comments on what the strategic plan should do in response to Issue 4 Environment and Climate Change?