Bembridge councillor, Joe Robertson, says, "We have to take a stand and say enough is enough - we cannot accommodate another 180 additional properties”
"We need to keep that engineering heritage", "We can buy this and keep this site for the Island", “It is our decision, we will own it and we will take responsibility for it” and "we will keep a really good reputation for being business-friendly" are just some of the comments by councillors discussing the purchase of Venture Quays
A condition attached to the planning consent for development at the former Savoy Hotel in Sandown insists demolition must take place within four months.
The local councillor says 98% of those who commented on the application were opposed and that approving the development would go against national planning policy.