Recommendations for Island's built heritage would have 'uncosted financial implications'

CoMin wants to replace committee's 19 suggestions

Recommendations put forward by a committee looking at the Island's built heritage would have uncosted financial implications and put a significant demand on meeting Tynwald reporting deadlines.

Those are among the concerns raised by the Council of Ministers in response to the Built Heritage Committee's report.

The report, published in September last year, made 19 recommendations.

These included calls for a review of planning policy, targeted financial support to allow buyers to purchase period buildings to live in, and extending green living schemes to encourage homeowners to make period buildings more energy efficient.

You can read the report HERE.

But, when the recommendations are voted on at this month's sitting of Tynwald, government will put forward an amendment which would replace all 19 recommendations if approved.

Instead, CoMin will ask Tynwald to recognise the work of the committee but note work on a number of recommendations is already underway as part of the review into the Island's Strategic Plan.

It also seeks acknowledgement that work to amend registered building regulations is already underway.

CoMin's response states the recommendations put forward by the committee would incur uncosted implications at a time when all government departments are facing highly constrained costs.

The Strategic Review is due to be published in September after which government says a report will be brought to Tynwald.

CoMin says the amendment is put forward in a 'positive spirit' as a way of capturing the committee's recommendations in a practical and clear way.

You can find out more HERE.