North & West Area Plan Public Inquiry website

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Please be advised that the website will be updated frequently, so persons with an interest are advised to check the site on a daily basis.

The scheduled inquiry hearing sessions are now complete. The Inspector has accepted from Cabinet Office Policy Team and certain individual respondents limited written representations arising from specific points discussed at the hearings. These are added to the Inquiry library and no further representations will be accepted, save for any final responses but these must not raise fresh issues and must be submitted by Friday 26 August.

The Inspector anticipates that he will deliver his Report by the end of September, after which the Cabinet Office will take the Plan forward to adoption, including further public consultation on the final changes proposed.


Following the publication of the Draft Area Plan for the North and West in June 2022, Cabinet Office gives notice that a Public Inquiry is to be held in accordance with paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the Town and Country Planning Act 1999.

The Draft Area Plan for the North and West expands on the broad policies and proposals set out in the Isle of Man Strategic Plan relating them to precise areas of land within Ramsey and Peel, the district of Michael and the parishes of German, Patrick, Jurby, Andreas, Bride, Ballaugh, Lezayre and Garff (Maughold ward only).

The Plan Aims to:

  • Build better communities
  • Support health and well-being goals
  • Support a vibrant economy
  • Protect the environment
  • Support the delivery of 'Our Island Plan'

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Contact the Programme Officers at northandwestareaplaninquiry@gov.im or on +44 1624 685204

Key dates

Key dates and venues of the Inquiry.

Provisional schedule of matters & issues

A provisional and not necessarily exhaustive list of matters and issues that need to be addressed by the Inspector in the Report on the Draft APNW.

Post Inquiry Document List

A list of all documents that have been uploaded to the website since the close of the public inquiry sessions. Please note this may be subject to amendments if any additional documents are uploaded.

Public Inquiry Papers & Core Documents

The Cabinet Office has now published the Public Inquiry Papers (PIP) which will be subject to examination at Public Inquiry.

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