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Outline plans for 30 dwellings were approved in 2020, but the revised plans are for just 17 new homes
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Residents were on high alert when workmen arrived at Birch Close, so News OnTheWight got in touch with the council to find out what was happening
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The Build a Better Bembridge campaign group share their views on the draft Island Planning Strategy vote
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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
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Having a 'Place Plan' has been seen as important for the council's regeneration approach
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Some councillors urged others to vote for the plan, others urged councillors to vote against. Here's how the vote landed
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Conservative councillor Joe Robertson explains why he will not be voting to approve the draft Island Planning Strategy today
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The applicant said it is not thought the homes proposed would appeal to second homeowners and he hoped they would help address the housing crisis
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Seely sought assurances that once new planning laws come into place that the Island Plan's standard methodology used for setting housing numbers would be reviewed
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Work restarted in May this year, and Mr McMahon hopes it will be completed by Christmas
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Negotiations will continue, valuations of the two sites will be made and a price agreed for disposal
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CPRE commissioned independent research which showed the target that formed the basis of the draft IPS was based on flawed statistics and methodology — including the use of out-of-date projections
