Some blaming decline on private agreements
Environment minister Geoffrey Boot says planners assess whether an establishment is still viable when someone applies for change of use.
Some have blamed the decline in pubs on covenants which restrict new owners from continuing to run them as businesses.
Mr Boot says outside of planning, it's not for government to get involved in private agreements:
More work needed on Heysham linkspan, says owners
It was damaged last August when the Manxman collided with a wall
Outpatients Physiotherapy reopens self-referral pathway
No longer necessary to see GP first
Isle of Man’s political system 'no longer fit for purpose', says former government insider
Ex-press officer and journalist warns blurred lines between government and parliament threaten the integrity of the Island's democracy
Committee chair hopes civil servants won't be blocked from future evidence sessions
Jason Moorhouse has welcomed government's response to the Economic Policy Review Committee
