A catalyst for the Island's holiday industry is how Tourism and Leisure Minister Adrian Earnshaw has described the proposed Lord Street hotel, entertainment and residential complex.
The ?70 million privately-funded project, if given planning approval, will be started next year with a proposed completion date of 2011.
And the hotel itself will be run by internationally renowned chain Radisson.
Mr Earnshaw says plans have been well received on the whole by both Tynwald Members - who attended a presentation on them yesterday - and Douglas Town Council.
And he feels the development is vital not just for Douglas, but the Island as a whole:
(Picture: The Lord Street site, courtesy of manxscenes.com)
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