MOSDELL DID NOT BREACH CODE OF CONDUCT OVER RETROSPECTIVE PLANNING APPLICATION
A Conservative councillor did not breach the Isle of Wight Council’s code of conduct by submitting a retrospective planning application, it has been determined. The council’s monitoring officer said the rules only apply when a councillor is acting in their...
Read moreDetailsCOUNCIL SLAM PETITION OVER RYDE ESPLANADE DESIGN THAT RESIDENTS DIDN’T GET A SAY ON
The Isle of Wight Council has slammed a petition which calls on the authority to get planning permission to make the proposed changes to Ryde Esplanade. The authority says those who started the petition have misinterpreted the planning process it...
Read moreDetailsCOUNCILLOR’S STABLES GIVEN RETROSPECTIVE PERMISSION DESPITE BEING TWICE THE PERMITTED SIZE
A councillor’s retrospective planning application has been granted after stables were built nearly double the size approved. The committee stressed, however, it was not a code of conduct hearing so it would be basing the decision solely on planning merits. Councillor...
Read moreDetailsWESTRIDGE FARM COULD BECOME A ‘COMMUNITY ASSET’ BUT WOULD PREVENT MUCH-NEEDED NEW HOMES
A farm in Ryde that is set to become 475 houses is the latest subject of a value of community asset application after the local Town Council threw its support behind the plans. On Monday night a motion was approved...
Read moreDetailsTOWN COUNCIL HAVE JUST WEEKS TO DECIDE THEIR NEXT MOVE OVER RYDE TOWN HALL
An ultimatum has been handed to Ryde Town Council over the future of Ryde Town Hall – and they have until the end of the month to make a decision. Despite discussions with the owner to buy the historic building,...
Read moreDetailsGROWING CONCERNS FOR RYDE’S RUSHED THROUGH INTERCHANGE SCHEME
A growing number of concerns over the Ryde Interchange scheme — which includes demolishing a cafe and public toilets — have been raised by the town’s residents and business owners. As part of the Transforming Cities Fund, the Isle of...
Read moreDetails5,000 PEOPLE COULD HEAD TO ORCHESTRAL IBIZA IF PLANS FOR ASHEY EVENT GET GREEN LIGHT
From one Island to another — the sounds of Ibiza could be coming to the Isle of Wight but with an orchestral twist. Applying for a licence to the Isle of Wight Council, Orchestral Ibiza is hoping to host an...
Read moreDetailsCOUNCILLOR DEFENDS STABLE BLOCK IN RETROSPECTIVE PLANNING ROW
A councillor has defended her retrospective planning application and responded to neighbour’s objections after she built her stables bigger than approved. An application by Cllr Clare Mosdell to gain permission for her stables is heading to the planning committee next...
Read moreDetailsFELLING OF ANCIENT WOODLAND UNDER INVESTIGATION AFTER UPROAR BY SEAVIEW RESIDENTS
Seaview residents are in uproar after ancient woodland was cut back to make way for a new property. The matter is now under investigation. An area of woodland on Pier Road, looking out to Seagrove Bay has, according to residents,...
Read moreDetails7 IN 10 ISLANDERS HAVE NOW RECEIVED FIRST DOSE OF CORONAVIRUS VACCINE
7 in 10 people on the Isle of Wight have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine. As Covid cases continue to rise on the Island and nationally, the vaccine rollout has continued with 2,397 more first and second...
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