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The work was scheduled to be finished in eight weeks, but there have been a series delays with work carried out having to be redone. When will the nightmare for residents end?
Undercliff Drive
The Undercliff links Bonchurch with Niton on the South coast of the Isle of Wight. The five mile stretch travels through Ventnor and St Lawrence and has several points along it that are subject to land movement.
Below are a selection of articles we’ve published about Undercliff Drive.
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If all goes to plan, the new access road for residents of the landlocked properties on Undercliff Drive should be complete by early November. Here's hoping nothing else pops up to delay the works.
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Members of the planning committee considered the planning application by Island Roads to realign the access road for residents to the landlocked area of Undercliff Drive. Officers recommended approval but residents had serious reservations.
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A range of concerns have been raised on the Undercliff Drive application to build a new access road for residents in the landlocked properties. Officers are recommending conditional permission and councillors will make their decision next week.
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Question marks over pedestrian and cycle access through the currently closed section of Undercliff Drive have been raised after confusing comments were left by Island Roads on their planning application. OnTheWight has sought clarification from the council.
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Over two years since the landslip and over 19 months since the budget was approved, works to reinstate Undercliff Drive from the west have still not been completed. The new road now has to go through the planning process to gain permission.
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Following OnTheWight's report last week on the two year anniversary of the Undercliff Drive landslide, Island Roads set out their plans for reinstating the access road for the landlocked residents.
·4 min read
Can you imagine what it would be like to have to leave your home one night, then not be able to live in it for two years? This is the fate for the forgotten families - victims of the Undercliff Landslide.
·1 min read
Yesterday the council advised the owners of landlocked properties on Undercliff Drive that the promised access road to their homes would not be built for at least another year. Today the leader of the council says the delay is unacceptable. Confused? Imagine how the residents feel.
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Just when you think things can't get any worse. The residents have now been told that the Western access road won't be rebuilt for at least 11 months.
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As if the landlocked residents of Undercliff Drive who have been in a "living hell" for the last 18 months hadn't been through enough, the possible discovery of rare bats brings further delays.
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Papers leaked to the CP apparently suggest the council is negotiating a land-swap deal with the Wildlife Trust. The leak is nearly two weeks in advance of the next Executive meeting and doesn't appear to have even been seen by all Executive members yet.
