Tenancy

Summary

The request sought details of all new tenancy agreements and leases entered into by the Manx Utilities Authority since January 2018. The Authority disclosed a list of 37 agreements including dates, locations, types, and parties, though specific names of private individuals were redacted.

Key Facts

• The Manx Utilities Authority entered into 37 tenancy agreements or leases between 2018 and 2025.
• Agreements include agricultural leases, grazing licences, commercial EV charging points, storage facilities, and property rentals.
• Parties to the agreements include private companies/individuals, government departments (e.g., Department of Infrastructure, Department of Health), and town commissioners.
• Several agreements are listed with future dates in 2025, indicating ongoing or planned tenancies.
• Specific names of private parties were withheld, listed only as 'Private Company or Individual'.

Data Disclosed

• 31/07/2019
• 12/11/2018
• 21/06/2023
• 01/10/2024
• 30/05/2025
• 04/07/2025
• Clypse, Injaighyn & Conrhenny
• West Baldwin Reservoir
• Scard Reservoir
• Port Erin
• Peel
• Ramsey
• Douglas
• Ronaldsway Airport
• Summerland Site
• Oatlands Industrial Estate
• Ballaugh Wastewater Treatment Works
• North Barrule & Ballure
• Heywood House
• Balladoole
• Glen Garwick Estate

Exemptions Cited

• Personal information exemption (names of private parties withheld)

Original Request

Please provide the following information held by the Manx Utilities Authority: 1. Details of any new tenancy agreements or leases entered into by MUA since 1 January 2018, including: * The date of the agreement; * The type of tenancy or lease (e.g. agricultural, residential, commercial, grazing licence); * The general location or landholding to which the agreement relates (for example, by parish, estate name, or nearest landmark - not requiring personal addresses); * The name of the other party to the agreement (unless this would be considered personal information exempt under the Act). 2. If no new tenancy agreements have been entered into during this period, please confirm this explicitly.

Data Tables (2)

Full Response Text

Agreements Agreement Date Substation Name or Location Description Type of Tenancy Status Party 31/07/2019 Clypse, Injaighyn & Conrhenny, Onchan Agricultural Lease Active Private Company or Individual 12/11/2018 Land West Side of West Baldwin Reservoir, Braddan Annual Grazing Licence Expired Private Company or Individual 12/11/2019 Land West Side of West Baldwin Reservoir, Braddan Annual Grazing Licence Expired Private Company or Individual 12/11/2020 Land West Side of West Baldwin Reservoir, Braddan Annual Grazing Licence Expired Private Company or Individual 12/11/2021 Land West Side of West Baldwin Reservoir, Braddan Annual Grazing Licence Expired Private Company or Individual 12/11/2022 Land West Side of West Baldwin Reservoir, Braddan Annual Grazing Licence Expired Private Company or Individual 01/08/2020 Land surrounding Scard Reservoir Annual Licence Expired Private Company or Individual 01/08/2021 Land surrounding Scard Reservoir Annual Licence Expired Private Company or Individual 01/08/2022 Land surrounding Scard Reservoir Annual Licence Expired Private Company or Individual 21/06/2023 Car Park (Supermarket) Port Erin Commercial - EV Charging Point Active Private Company or Individual 21/06/2023 Car Park, Derby Road, Peel Commercial - EV Charging Point Active Peel Town Commissioners 16/10/2023 Kermode Close, Ballastowell Gardens, Ramsey Commercial - EV Charging Point Active Private Company or Individual 29/04/2022 Car Park, Comis Hotel, Santon Commercial - EV Charging Point Active Private Company or Individual 01/04/2022 Car Park, Hospice, Nobles Hospital, Braddan Commercial - EV Charging Point Active Department of Health & Social Care 07/09/2021 Car Park, Jurby Medical Centre Commercial - EV Charging Point Active Department of Health & Social Care 02/12/2020 National Sports Centre, Groves Road, Douglas Commercial - EV Charging Point Active Department of Education, Sport and Culture 23/12/2020 Car Park, South Quay Douglas Commercial - EV Charging Point Expired Private Company or Individual 11/11/2020 Car Park, Station Road, Ramsey Commercial - EV Charging Point Active Ramsey Town Commissioners 01/10/2022 Car Park, Ballaugh Parish Hall Commercial - EV Charging Point Active Private Company or Individual 07/09/2021 Car Park, Tynwald Mills, St Johns Commercial - EV Charging Point Active Private Company or Individual 01/10/2024 Kings Court, Ramsey Commercial - Antenna (Smart Metering) Active Private Company or Individual 18/04/2024 Green Hill Data Centre, IOM Business Park, Braddan Commercial - Parking Active Private Company or Individual 30/05/2025 Plot 7, Middle River Industrial Estate, Douglas Commercial - Storage Active Private Company or Individual 30/05/2025 Plot 9, Middle River Industrial Estate, Douglas Commercial - Storage Active Private Company or Individual 27/02/2023 Overflow Car Park 2, Ronaldsway Airport Commercial - Storage Expired Department of Infrastructure
20/12/2023 Overflow Car Park 2, Ronaldsway Airport Commercial - Storage Expired Department of Infrastructure
07/05/2025 Overflow Car Park 2, Ronaldsway Airport Commercial - Storage Active Department of Infrastructure
13/06/2023 Former Summerland Site, King Edward Road, Douglas Commercial - Storage Expired Department of Infrastructure
18/12/2024 Former Parade Ground, Jurby Industrial Estate Commercial - Storage Active Department of Infrastructure
10/10/2020 Units 1 & 2 Oatlands Industrial Estate, Santon Commercial - Storage Expired Private Company or Individual 10/10/2021 Units 1 & 2 Oatlands Industrial Estate, Santon Commercial - Storage Expired Private Company or Individual 10/10/2022 Units 1 & 2 Oatlands Industrial Estate, Santon Commercial - Storage Expired Private Company or Individual 10/10/2023 Units 1 & 2 Oatlands Industrial Estate, Santon Commercial - Storage Expired Private Company or Individual 10/10/2024 Units 1 & 2 Oatlands Industrial Estate, Santon Commercial - Storage Active Private Company or Individual 26/03/2021 Land Adjoining Ballaugh Wastewater Treatment Works Commercial - Storage Expired Private Company or Individual 01/08/2022 North Barrule & Ballure, Maughold Farm Business Tenancy Active Private Company or Individual 04/05/2025 Scard & Ballacannell, Rushen & Arbory Farm Business Tenancy Active Private Company or Individual 20/07/2020 3rd Floor Office, Heywood House, Ridgeway Street, Douglas Lease - Commercial - Property Rental Expired Private Company or Individual 01/11/2023 Parcel of land at Balladoole, Bride Road, Ramsey, Lezayre Lease - Commercial - Spoil Bays Active Department of Infrastructure
04/07/2025 Glen Garwick Estate, Baldrine Lease - Residential- Property Rental Active Private Company or Individual 22/05/2025 Land at Ballaterson Peel (New Peel Wastewater Treatment Works) Licence & Lease Active Treasury 01/06/2025 TETRA Base Station, Laurel Bank Pumping Station, German Site Sharing Licence Active Department of Home Affairs 15/06/2018 East Baldwin School Substation Lease Active Private Company or Individual 26/01/2018 Ballaquine, Braddan Substation Lease Active Private Company or Individual 23/02/2018 Glenaspet Substation Lease Active Private Company or Individual 26/01/2018 Ballabrooie Patrick Substation Lease Active Private Company or Individual 26/01/2018 Knockaloe Beg Substation Lease Active Private Company or Individual 03/04/2018 Grest Farm, Bride Road, Ramsey Substation Lease Active Private Company or Individual 14/04/2022 Bowl View Substation Lease Active Private Company or Individual 11/01/2023 Braddan Bridge Substation Lease Active Private Company or Individual 31/10/2018 Eden Business Park Cooil Road Substation Lease Active Private Company or Individual 25/09/2019 The Creamery Substation Lease Active Private Company or Individual 29/03/2022 Glenside Substation Lease Active Department of Health & Social Care 30/01/2023 Rear Of 54 Strand Street Substation Lease Active Private Company or Individual 26/09/2018 Victory House Substation Lease Active Private Company or Individual 12/09/2018 Upper Howe Douglas Head Substation Lease Active Private Company or Individual 31/07/2020 Former Athol Garage, Peel Road, Douglas Substation Lease Active Douglas City Council 22/02/2019 Clanna Road Santon PRS Substation Lease Active Private Company or Individual 15/06/2023 Bay Queen Substation Lease Active Private Company or Individual 14/10/2021 Royal Apartments Port Erin Substation Lease Active Private Company or Individual 02/05/2025 Victoria Place, Douglas Substation Lease Active Private Company or Individual 31/12/2024 Bishops Court, Kirk Michael Substation Lease Active Private Company or Individual 31/12/2024 Station Road, Ramsey Substation Lease Active Private Company or Individual 08/08/2023 North Barrule, Maughold Tripartite Agreement for Rambling rights Active Department of Infrastructure & Private Company or Individual 26/01/2018 Vollan Pump Station Ramsey Wastewater Pump Station Active Ramsey Town Commissioners

Manx Utilities PO Box 177, Douglas Isle of Man, IM99 1PS

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Our ref: 4893542 18 September 2025

Dear ###

We write further to your request, received 26 August 2025, which states:

"Please provide the following information held by the Manx Utilities Authority:

1. Details of any new tenancy agreements or leases entered into by MUA since 1 January 2018, including:

2. The date of the agreement;

3. The type of tenancy or lease (e.g. agricultural, residential, commercial, grazing licence);

4. The general location or landholding to which the agreement relates (for example, by parish, estate name, or nearest landmark - not requiring personal addresses);

5. The name of the other party to the agreement (unless this would be considered personal information exempt under the Act).

6. If no new tenancy agreements have been entered into during this period, please confirm this explicitly."

Our response to your request is as follows:

Part 1

Please see attached table for tenancy agreements or leases including dates, tenancy type, general location and the name of the other party to the agreement where the information is not exempt.
s25(b)(i)&(ii) While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable to provide some of the information you have requested because it is absolutely exempt under section 25 of the Act (absolutely exempt personal information).
The reasons why that exemption applies are that:

• Manx Utilities is satisfied that the information amounts to personal data of which you are not the data subject; and • Manx Utilities is satisfied that disclosure of the information would contravene one of the data protection principles as set out at Article 5 of the General Data Protection Regulation as it applies in the Isle of Man pursuant to the Data Protection (Application of GDPR) Order 2018, namely that Manx Utilities can only disclose the information where it would be fair, lawful and meet one of the conditions for lawful processing in Article 6 and in this case, none of those conditions have been met. The exemption applies to the names of the other parties to agreements that have been made with private companies or individuals.

Part 2

Information provided in attached table.

Please quote the reference number 4893542 in any future communications.

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