The Board of Peel Town Commissioners met on 16 October 2025 when the following resolutions were made:
The Board agreed to request the Peel permanent 20mph speed limit area was applied only to residential roads and not the main traffic routes subject to the Quay and the Promenade being traffic calmed to reduce the speed of traffic at these location. The reason for retaining the current variable 20 mph school zone and permanent 30mph urban speed on Glenfaba Road (to the Old Brickworks entrance/PTC Depot); Douglas Road (to the Albany Road), Poortown Road/Derby Road (to Albany Road) and Ramsey Road/Peveril Road (to Stanley Road) is the Department of Infrastructure’s current proposal was not based on traffic data to implement a self enforcing permanent 20 mph on these main traffic routes. The Commissioners believe a traffic calming design to reduce traffic speeds at these locations will be required to supplement the 20mph speed limit and to deliver any safety benefits. In addition, the Commissioners supported the introduction of a 40mph buffer zone on Douglas Road from the existing 30 mph speed limit on the entry to the Town to the Cemetery entrance. This response would be submitted to the Department of Infrastructure prior to the closure of the consultation period on 27 October.
The Board agreed to move the firework display from 30 October to 5 November 2025 owing to the difficulties being experienced transporting these goods to the Island before 31 October by the provider of the firework display. The Board noted this issue had affected other displays on the Island. The Commissioners were aware special permission from the Department of Infrastructure Harbours Division would be required to hold a display off the outer breakwater on or after the 31 October because the scallop fishing season commences on 1 November each year. The Board noted, in the circumstances described above, the Department were supportive of holding the display on 5 November this year.
The Board agreed, by a split vote of 4 to 2, not to oppose planning application 25/90882/B erection of first floor extension in association with PA 20/01166/B at the Corrin Hall, Cathedral Isle of Man Cathedral at Derby Road.
The Board noted the approval of the Commissioners’ application 25/90427/REM for the redevelopment of the tennis courts on Marine Parade to provide a replacement cafe, bowling green clubhouse, community facilities and public toilets. The Board agreed the existing and dilapidated cafe on Marine Parade could now be demolished subject to the retention of the public toilets at this time.
The Board noted the decision by Manx Telecommunications to seek an appeal against the planning authority’s decision to refuse the installation of telegraph poles at various locations in Peel to provide residential broadband cable services. The Board agreed, by a split vote of 5 to 1, to submit information to the forthcoming planning appeal in support of the planning authority’s decision to refuse this development.
The Board agreed their Property and Asset Management Lead Member Committee would collate and oversee the submission of the Strategic Plan consultation response by 27 October 2025.
The Board agreed to submit a consultation response to Treasury on the Rates and Valuation Act by 31 October supporting the changes for unoccupied or dilapidated buildings and to highlight the unintended detrimental consequences of the other changes proposed within this consultation document.
The Board agreed to submit a letter to Tynwald members before 21 October requesting the North and West Area Plan Order should be withdrawn and not adopted until the outcome of the 2026 to 2041 Strategic Plan consultation was concluded and known. This letter will include any supporting evidence from the Draft 2024 North and West Area Plan Public Inquiry on this matter.