The Alliance Group say the primary consideration for planning applications has become whether a refusal could be legally challenged, rather than whether it's appropriate for the Island
Claire says losing the village shop has been devastating for the area, "Not just because of the need for a provision of basic goods, but also the community aspect and it being a focal point for the village activities"
Cllr Michael Lilley also questioned how the patients’ families needs were being treated, as he said it is often the family who are more distressed than the needs of those being cared for
The Isle of Wight Green party say that whilst the planned massive increases in house building will be a win-win for short term speculators, "Islanders and our countryside will certainly be the losers"
With over 1,000 letters of objection and many citing harmful impact on the Isle of Wight's UNESCO Biosphere Reserve status, the applicant has rebuffed the claims
Isle of Wight MP, Bob Seely, says current planning system "means that sometimes the wrong houses are built in the wrong places. It is not good for either local communities or those needing housing"
Bob Seely MP has set out a range of objections to the plans for oil drilling on the Isle of Wight, which he states would be entirely inappropriate for the Island. Read them in full here