Peel Commissioners says it will be filing objections to the Draft North and West Area Plan over concerns about the amount of housing proposed for the town.
The local authority believes there are ‘major changes’ which include changing agricultural land on the outskirts of Peel to ‘predominantly’ housing, and building a minimum of 1,253 new properties in this area.
Commissioner Ray Harmer says the new plan could mean an extra 3,500 people in the town, with the extra land zoned for housing, but nothing for employment or tourism.
He says there are lots of questions the Cabinet Office needs to answer about why this amount of housing is needed:
The Cabinet Office has been contacted for comment.
Residents wanting to make a submission on the Draft Area Plan for the North and West can find forms here.
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