Author: simon
Cheetah Marine Planning Conditions Variation Rejected
Monday, 8th October, 2007 at 10:49 pm, Isle of Wight
We went along tonight to the Ventnor Town Council. Quite a lot ended up getting discussed which we hope to get out to you in the next few days.
The application by Cheetah Marine to vary the conditions the IW planning committee attached to passing their planning permission on the Eastern Esplanade came up for discussions. Here’s the notes that we took.
Cheetah Marine - Variations being requested to the conditions placed by the planning committee.
VT - Propose rejection. Other people have had to put in proper roads, why shouldn’t they?
BLa - These conditions are not put down on a whim. Carefully considered, so shouldn’t be removed.
BLu - The funder behind scenes has found the conditions too restrictive in the future. Long term value of the site is the question mark. It’s not the applicant saying this, they want it to work as a business.
Disappointed that the IW council hasn’t negotiated the terms earlier. The applicant is desperate to get started building.
JFB - Marine use restriction is OK.
The Harbor master office can’t be done. What if Cheetah Marine don’t win the tender for the harbor master? They’ll have to have the office used by other people. It’s not fair.
VT - Part of the reasons to get the money - was that there would provide facilities including a harbor master office. It’s nothing not known by them when they went into it.
They should have considered the harbor master’s office location when they had the building designed. It’s been through enough planning applications, so it’s mad not consider it.
BL - It’s not unsolvable with solicitors
RM - it would mean driving down the now footpath to get to the car park
BLa - Part of the attractive price that they got for the land was that it came with restrictions.
JFB - abstain - “I don’t know enough about it”
BLu - I put forward a proposal that there should be discussions about the terms.
Idea rejected.
Vote - all reject - one abstention (JFB)
VT - Val Taylor
BLa - Brenda Lawson
RM - Robbie Mew
JFB - Jonathan Fitzgerald-Bond
BLu - Brian Lucas
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October 9th, 2007 at 7:44 am
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October 9th, 2007 at 4:12 pm
I repeat what i put on the blog a while back. the sale of the land is suspect at the price and payment extended over five years. By then the site will be brownfield and worth more than several millions for residential development. I think that there might be a reversion clause but this needs checking . That means the site could not used for any further development but could go back to council ownership? perhaps?
November 27th, 2007 at 6:27 pm
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February 19th, 2008 at 10:49 am
why do we bother , the powers that be always over rule the people , even tho they are paid to represent us….
February 19th, 2008 at 10:50 am
where if at all will the childrens pool be ?
February 19th, 2008 at 11:09 am
As far as we know the paddling pool will remain exactly where it is, the new build will be on the section where you see the double row of cars.
February 19th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
Yes, that is correct. The paddling pool itself is only marginally affected by the proposals down on the front and will remain in its present position. There will be quite a lot of work around the environs of the pool and it should result in a bigger area for play and pedestrians and a clearer barrier to keep children away from traffic.
We are presently looking at the schedule for the construction of the toilets to calculate when it will be possible to open the pool this summer - hopefully well before the summer holidays.
February 19th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
@Matthew - Thanks for coming online and giving us the official word.
May 6th, 2008 (1 weeks ago) at 4:04 pm
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