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More detail as to why Councillors Price and Critchison voted in favour of the scheme, which didn't receive enough votes for approval
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Isle of Wight greenlights pivotal Barnfield Solar Farm amidst local concerns, promoting renewables
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Isle of Wight councillor resigns from Conservative Group amid voting record scrutiny dispute
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Isle of Wight Planning Committee faces scrutiny over alleged populist voting, sparking debate on transparency
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Mitigation had been proposed including turning a neighbouring field into a wetland habitat, protecting the site from human intervention and education boards explaining the site
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Newport and Carisbrooke Community Council are inviting the public to suggest sporting ideas for Victoria Recreation Ground
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Cllr Price said he had spoken to officers about a condition that ensured the homes would be exclusively for Islanders, but got interrupted by the Chair and lost his train of thought, so it wasn't included
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Following News OnTheWight's report last night of the outcome of the vote on the draft Island Planning Strategy, here's what your councillors said
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Cllr Matt Price says, "We have tried our best to keep the public toilets open for as many hours as possible and at a great cost to local residents, it is so sad that a small minority think it is acceptable to vandalise the toilets"
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The variation was overwhelmingly rejected by the committee by nine votes to one, who said the quality of life of residents would be adversely impacted
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The agent said site was quite utopian, next to a school, the Cowes Medical Centre, the biggest employer in the area, shops, sustainable transport links — “you could not get better for a mixed-use environment”
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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
