A former bus depot in the centre of Ventnor could be demolished, paving the way for a ‘comprehensive redevelopment scheme’, says the property firm and owners, Turner Property.
Turner Property has filed plans for the demolition of Ventnor Coach Station at 22 Pier Street in Ventnor town centre, including site clearance and erecting a new two-metre-high painted plywood hoarding.
The current proposal for the ‘discordant and vacant’ structure does not include any new permanent built development at this stage, according to a Planning and Heritage Statement from Andrew White Planning Consultancy.
The document says:
“The applicant intends to bring forward a comprehensive redevelopment scheme for the site in due course, once they are in a position to do so.
“The bus depot makes no positive contribution to the conservation area’s character or appearance; on the contrary, its removal will be beneficial.
“The proposed hoarding is designed to enclose the cleared site in an attractive manner during the interim period, representing an improvement on the current situation.”
The consultancy said the depot is not of ‘architectural merit’ or ‘historic distinction’ but added that its association with former Southern Vectis bus operations does represent some degree of local historic interest.
County Hall’s public consultation runs until 7th August, with a decision is scheduled for 1st September.
last bus was 3/4/06 only taken 20 yrs
The island work at a snails pace, but not when it comes
to increasing Council tax or Ferry fares.
Funny that.
Perfect site for a large HMO
why do you want an HMO there, perhaps you should have a few illegals near you then. Idiot.
I don’t know why the island is ‘exempt’ from taking in
migrants, many of them are better behave than the local
riff raff on the island.
Many of whom have killed people recently on local news,
pushed people out of wheelchairs, attacked peoples ears
and attached pensions.
“That is local island people, not migrants”
Let’s hope when Andy takes control he makes sure the island
does their bit for the cause, it is only fair ‘ALL’ parts of the
country do their bit.
Bless you
You are deluded, illegal migrants deserve nothing, they are illegal, plain and simple, you take some in then.
Were you born r acist!, makes one wonder.
You really have a bad case of Portnoys Compaint, don’t you.
Bless you
We have more than enough home-grown lowlife without importing the scum of the earth. What is the matter with you, that you want the island to resemble the worst parts of London?
Send the home grown low life to Rwanda to make way
for the better behaved migrants.
What parts of London are the worst parts!
Anyone entering the UK ILLEGALLY is housed in a detention centre. That means detained. Because they entered illegally. And usually processed and either deported or granted asylum within a couple of months.
Asylum seekers are here LEGALLY and have the right to housing the same as any other person while their claims are being processed, usually up to a year. Within that year, they get given £50 a week to live on; they are not allowed to work. If the claim is not finalised within a year, they are allowed to work in limited professions. The equivalent of when the Irish came to England after the famine (seeking asylum, a ‘better’ way of life as opposed to death)…farming and building work only and a semi-derelict hovel to live in. Parish relief if they could prove they needed it.
People in England put up notices for their rented rooms saying ‘NO BLACKS, NO DOGS, NO IRISH. Nasty and cruel eh?
Aside from that…80% of EU nationals are in employment here, 75% non-EU and 74% native Brits.
“The applicant intends to bring forward a comprehensive redevelopment scheme for the site in due course, once they are in a position to do so.”. If we are not very careful this site is going to remain vacant & just a boarded up site for years. À la the Savoy site in Sandown!