The Isle of Wight Council have confirmed that they did in fact sign off works in the vicinity of the pond at Pan Country Park, which has led to the area becoming nothing more than a ‘muddy puddle’.
As previously reported by Island Echo, local councillor Geoff Brodie was bombarded with complaints at the start of the month when concerns were raised about the ‘destruction’ of a longstanding wildlife pond in Pan Country Park as part of a drainage scheme by Barratts.
Senior Isle of Wight Council officers have been investigating the situation and have now got to the bottom of the matter.
A spokesperson for the Isle of Wight council has said:
“Following complaints about the work by Barratts in the vicinity of the pond within Pan Country Park, council officers have checked whether they are entitled to have carried out these works.
“The works have been signed off by the planning authority and the environment agency and are required to deal with surface water drainage on the development.”
“However, the council currently has no details of how the area will be reinstated and is meeting with Barratts again on site to agree this.”
