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Over 200 comments have been lodged on a revised application to build 80 dwellings in Ryde on "ancient agricultural history that has remained undisturbed and unchanged for centuries".
Westridge Farm
The land at Westridge Farm is recorded as having been farmed for centuries.
A planning application for 473 houses by Captiva Homes – named West Acre Park – loomed over the tenant farmers, The Hollidays, who have been farming the land for over 50 years.
The Isle of Wight council Planning Committee approved the plans on 27th July 2021.
Below are articles relating to the application.
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A delegated decision taken by Cllr Ian Ward to approve double yellow lines without any evidence of safety needs, impinges on the human rights of Hope Road residents in accessing their homes claims Cllr Michael Lilley.
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Letter: Conservative councillor criticises Green Party councillors over flood-prone building support
A Conservative councillor voices strong criticism of Green Party colleagues for supporting flood-prone building plans
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Isle of Wight planning struggles highlight residents' fight for fairer decision-making and community-led development says Cllr Michael Lilley
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Cllr Michael Lilley is calling for a moratorium on all large scale planning applications in Ryde until there is a fit-for-purpose road infrastructure plan and a new Island Plan which has realistic housing targets and recognises climate change, farming needs and the Island's status as UNESCO Biosphere reserve
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The ward councillor for Westridge Farm says he believes there was a concerted effort to stop him talking at the Planning Committee. The Monitoring Officer argues he was following external legal advice
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Figures released by Captiva Homes, say 80 per cent of the property reservations at West Acre Park have come from Islanders and 45 per cent from Ryde itself
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Councillor Spink confronts Phil Jordan over what he says is a broken Ryde green-fields preservation promise
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The Nettlestone and Seaview Parish Council have joined the growing list of those objecting to the proposed 475-home development
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Cllr Lilley says there is no agreed master road infrastructure plan, and no plans for community/education/job creation/health infrastructure and adds that in his view, Ryde Town Council has been totally ignored
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A petition has been launched calling for a halt to large-scale developments on greenfield land in Ryde. Full details within
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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
