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The annual general meeting of the largest pressure group in the south of the Isle of Man has heard its re-elected chairman express 'deep concerns' about development in the village.
Ahead of the Southern Area Plan inspector's report being released on Friday, Mike Henthorn told the Ballasalla and District Residents' Association (BADRA) the village, on the main road from Douglas to Castletown, could see over-development:

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