After four years of disputes, Douglas Borough Council has received planning permission for a complex of 48 apartments on Snaefell Road.
The authority has confirmed plans will require a number of trees bordering Manor Park to be removed, but assures residents that more will be planted in the area once the project has been completed.
Lead member for housing, Janet Thommeny, says people are in desperate need of the accommodation:
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