The Cabinet Office is re-examining the potential for Douglas Head to become a conservation area.
Minister for the Cabinet Office, David Ashford was asked about the issue by Ann Corlett (Douglas Central)
He said: “Cabinet Office considered the matter of making Douglas Head a conservation area in July 2021. A consultation was conducted seeking views on the suitability of making such an order.”
Mr Ashford added that existing protections under the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016, the Area Plan for the East 2020, the Douglas Head Act 2000, and the Wildlife Act 1990 were previously deemed sufficient.
Adequate
He said that at that time, those were deemed to be “more than adequate to protect those aspects of Douglas Head that respondents considered important”.
However, the Department is now revisiting the issue. “The Department is currently in the process of re-examining the work around the potential for Douglas Head to become a conservation area,” he confirmed.
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