How should development look in north and west? Feedback sought on area plan proposals
The public is being asked for its view on how development in the north and west of the Island should look.
A new area plan is being drafted covering the towns of Peel and Ramsey, villages like Kirk Michael, St Johns and Foxdale, and the surrounding countryside.
Maps and documents of the sites have been provided by the Cabinet Office, which wants feedback on where, when and how land is allocated.
It s the first stage of a lengthy process, and follows completion of the eastern area plan.
Ireland looks set to lose an initial battle to retain its €1bn share of the EU’s €5bn Brexit compensation fund.
MEPs are nearing a compromise to change the way the money is allocated, based on a country’s size in the EU economy rather than just its share of trade with the UK. It would also allow more countries to benefit from a special fund for fisheries.
French MEP Valérie Hayer, who sits in the same political group as Fianna Fáil, has drafted a text she believes will be voted through in committee in May and approved by the full European Parliament in June.