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The Isle of Wight council planning committee members went against the officer's recommendation and rejected the scheme
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The vote was unanimous that plans better suited to the needs of the Isle of Wight would have been preferable
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The Isle of Wight council have agreed for the relevant scrutiny committee to look into the effectiveness of average speed cameras
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It was explained several times that the work is being carried out under highway improvement regulations and not subject to the same planning process rules
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Members of the Planning Committee spent several hours hearing about the application before making their decision
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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
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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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Tensions escalated further after the meeting when angry words were exchanged resulting in security escorts for both councillors
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This reader is questioning why no-one has challenged what they call Cllr Churchman's 'sexist outburst', after she said “You can understand why there is a war in Ukraine, because when you men get together you are bl**dy impossible” in the chamber
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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 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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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
