An extraordinary meeting will take place tomorrow (Wednesday) to decide the future of a major housing development in Ryde.
Last month, the Isle of Wight council’s planning committee ran out of time while deliberating the 904-home Pennyfeathers scheme, so no final decision had been made.
Approved in 2017
Pennyfeathers as a housing scheme has been on the cards for over ten years now, but the first stages of planning permission were granted in 2017.
This secondary application — to determine the access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale of the development — has been lodged with the council since 2020.
Criticism from previous meeting
At the meeting held last month, there was criticism from some committee members that irrelevant questions were being asked about matters that had been approved many years ago.
It meant they did not get to ask their questions about the scheme and so another special meeting was called to determine this application, ahead of the next set planning committee date.
Single application being discussed
There are no other planning applications on the agenda for tomorrow.
The meeting can run for a maximum of four hours if it is deemed necessary.
Watch live
You can see the agenda or watch the meeting at 2pm via the council’s Website.
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