6 - 12 month programme to:
- accelerate capital infrastructure projects
- make the Island a more attractive place
- support the climate mitigation plan
Our Island
‘Our Island’ is being led by Sheila Lowe, Executive Director of Cabinet Office. This work stream has been created to invest in initiatives that benefit the Island in the long term, protecting jobs and accelerating climate change, infrastructure, active travel and regeneration initiatives.
‘Our Island’ seeks to stimulate and support new jobs that help transform our Island. The main principle of this pillar focuses on stimulating the construction sector via acceleration of capital projects.
Projects progressed through ‘Our Island’ to date are:
|
Project |
Aim |
Funding Amount |
Date Approved |
Status |
More Information |
|
Construction work stream |
Progression of ideas and ongoing communication with construction industry to understand challenges and opportunities |
N/A |
30 July 2020 |
In Progress |
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Amendments to Business Assistance Schemes |
Funding of up to £1million for Accessibility Improvement Grants Funding of up to £500,000 for the Business Improvement Scheme extension in respect of website/ social media work |
£1,500,000 |
30 July 2020 |
Completed |
|
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Amendments to Town and Village regeneration scheme
|
Approved changes to scheme to allow for more flexibility
|
£1,000,000 |
4 September 2020 |
Completed |
|
|
Additional short term resource for planning |
Provision of additional resource to accelerate processing times for planning applications |
£100,000 |
4 September 2020 |
In Progress |
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Acceleration of projects for Manx National Heritage |
Providing support for buildings & maintenance for small & large MNH projects |
£470,000 |
4 September 2020 |
In Progress |
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