Douglas Council has signalled its intention to revive an old plan to coincide with the redevelopment of the town’s promenades.

The plan, dubbed ’The Living Promenade’ had been considered in 2013 through engagement with the former Douglas Development Partnership.

The idea was based on working within the plans for Douglas promenades as then existed.

Since the plans for the promenades failed to materialise, the council parked the idea and discussions about the walkway ceased.

However, in 2017, the Department for Infrastructure received Tynwald backing for a new improvement scheme for the promenades, due to begin in the autumn.

With this, Douglas Council cleared the cobwebs of the 2013 plans and despite the changes to the plans for the promenades, believes many parts of its concept are still viable.

The council also acknowledges further DoI plans to consider improvements to the sea defences in Douglas in the next five to 10 years.

As such, the council have said ’their [government] involvement at an early stage into any regeneration scheme would be essential’.

Council leader David Christian has previously praised the relationship between the council and the DoI and stated the local authority’s intention to support the capital’s redevelopment.

The redevelopment of the promenades is set to take three years at a cost of £20m.

Under the plans, there will be a roundabout introduced at the bottom of Broadway, twin horse tram tracks in the centre of the road as far as Castlemona Avenue, switching to a single track on the seaward side of the road ending near the Sea Terminal.

In addition, 130 car parking spaces, about a fifth of the total, will be lost.