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Executive members be asked to consider the six options being put forward to tackle the nine properties landlocked by the landslip.
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 proven correct, a detailed dossier of events leading up to the Undercliff Drive landslip raises questions about assertions that last winter’s weather was the sole cause of the problems.
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Surely the Isle of Wight council know how many houses have been declared so unsafe they can't be inhabited. Why are they saying it's only one?
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Stewart Blackmore, suggests that Isle of Wight council officers would rather the issue of Undercliff Drive was 'kicked into the long grass', but calls on the Executive to act now and help residents.
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Residents are keen for a speedy solution to their current situation, but told OnTheWight they felt the meeting was a 'waste of time' and 'not worthwhile being there'.
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Any solution to reopen road between Ventnor and Niton ‘has now been discounted’ says council officer
The idea of Niton and Ventnor becoming 'dead ends' will be a worrying prospect for businesses and communities.
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Residents, still homeless after five months, are desperate for either the council or Island Roads to actually become accountable, the MP heard yesterday.
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Eurovia's senior legal team is now scrutinising the dossier of serious allegations made by an Undercliff resident, who received the brush-off from Isle of Wight council and Island Roads.
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OnTheWight suspected a letter sent by a senior IW council officer contradicted agreed policy on the future of the opening of Undercliff Drive. Since then we've pursued it. Now the Executive Member has corrected the situation.
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The aim of the meeting is to collate concerns and opinions from residents in the wider area affected by the road closure at Undercliff Drive and present these to a higher body to spark action and accountability.
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The Ventnor Town Council has written to Penny Mordaunt, the Minister for High Streets and Coastal Communities, asking for her consideration of "supportive action with an equivalence to that applied to Eastbourne Pier".
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Residents and businesses around the Island affected by the road closure on Undercliff Drive are being urged to attend an open meeting on Wednesday this week to share their concerns.
