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The motion was not seeking to overturn the Planning Committee's decision, but was focused on the process leading up to that decision being made, said Cllr Jarman
John Medland
John Medland was elected as Isle of Wight councillor for Freshwater South in the May 2013 elections.
In May 2021 he joined the Alliance Group at County Hall, but two years later left that group and joined the Empowering Islanders Group of councillors.
Below are some of the articles mentioning John Medland.
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Several members of the Corporate Scrutiny Committee voted in favour of calling on Cabinet members to make delegated decisions on non-contentious issues. Here's what they said
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See what the various bodies think about the plans for 130 new dwellings in Freshwater. Public consultation closes tomorrow
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The councillor for Freshwater South says 'it's a crazy idea' that more homes are allocated to be built in the West than in the Bay area
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The proposal by Martin Oliver (Con) that Newport should get city status had a varied response at Scrutiny. Read the details
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Learn the top three priorities for their four year term of the person who was elected to be your Isle of Wight councillor. Today, the West
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Isle of Wight councillors put their support behind a three month pilot project aimed at reducing child abuse on the Island. Details within
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Campaigners say the entire process is being left to virtual meetings and social media - "and yet will determine the future of acres of countryside at the heart of the Isle of Wight for twenty years or more"
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The application for an exploratory well pad is currently under public consultation, but inconsistencies and discrepancies in the way the application has been advertised have been raised
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One of the parish councillors for Freshwater says the "rejection looks orchestrated" and is "deeply concerning to those of us who live in the West Wight".
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Cllr Medland has called into question the process of how the Isle of Wight council proposed to close All Saints' Primary School in Freshwater. He said the "policy is riddled with contradictions", with "no central strategic sense or awareness of the role of public services".
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The Freshwater Parish Council welcomed a packed room of residents at last night's meeting where one parish councillor said they won't let the area lost another school without a fight.
