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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
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Plans to set up a Working Party to review the Code of Practice of members of the Planning Committee have been approved, despite some resistance
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Tensions escalated further after the meeting when angry words were exchanged resulting in security escorts for both councillors
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Cllr Jordan explained the entire Ryde Interchange project has to be completed by March 2023, including placing public toilets in the station
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Isle of Wight Council Planning Committee deliberate variations to development at former holiday camp
The recommendatiom was for members to agree to conditional permission for the many variations submitted by the developer
