Strategic Plan Preliminary Publicity 2025

Closes 27 Oct 2025

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Paper 5: Our Climate Responsibilities

Paper 5 - Our climate responsibilities - embedding the Climate Change Act into development planning: Sets out possible methodologies and approaches for the Island to best achieve its climate goals in a Manx context. The aim would be to develop a proportionate and sensible planning approach to a variety of climate change related issues.

Please note, for consultation questions on Flood Planning Guidance, Flood Risk Assessment and Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) please see Paper 5a of this consultation.

Please refer to the below document for supporting background information.

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1. Do you have any comments on how Strategic Plan policy will promote carbon sequestration or the maintenance and enhancement of ecosystem services?
2. The strategic plan will be responding to the climate change requirements to ensure biodiversity net gain (BNG) for particular developments. To achieve this, which of the following options are you most supportive of?
3. Which of the following BNG approaches do you support?
4. Do you agree that there should be a specific policy provision for active travel – which promotes strong connections to the wider transport network?
5. If you would like to make any other comments on matters covered in Paper 5: Our Climate Responsibilities, please include them in the box below.