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Author: Sal

Is This The Future For Ventnor?

Friday, 13th July, 2007 at 4:54 pm, Isle of Wight

I came across an article this week about the rising demand for seafront properties.

Is This The Future For Ventnor?I had to look twice at the photo illustrating the article …. actually, I had to look several times, each time in horror.

Was this an artists impression of Ventnor in the future? A row of high rise buildings towering above the colourful beach huts. The views of our unique terraces stolen away and replaced with monoliths of concrete.

Thankfully this is not a vision of Ventnor in the future. Let’s just hope it stays that way.

We’ve been accused of moaning about property development in Ventnor. As Simon’s tagline on the forum says “Just because you don’t want to see expensive high-rise rabbit hutches built all over the seafront, doesn’t mean you don’t want progress in the town”. We welcome progress and regeneration, but in our opinion, pulling down historical buildings and replacing them with pastiche is not what we consider conservation.

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6 Responses to “Is This The Future For Ventnor?”

  1. dave Says:
    July 14th, 2007 at 11:31 pm

    pulling down historical buildings and replacing them with pastiche is not what we consider conservation.

    well put - check the plans on iwight.com for the cedar lodge application on the esplandade for an example of this. if something ‘has’ to be built, at least do it with a touch of style and consideration, such as the small light blue houses next to the spyglass by the dude with long hair.

  2. Sal Says:
    July 15th, 2007 at 3:18 pm
    Hi Dave, Are you saying that the cedar lodge application is conserving or another pastiche?
  3. dave Says:
    July 15th, 2007 at 7:39 pm

    i was quoting your views on pastiche. i have read the forum and at a glance haven’t agreed with this board’s views on redevelopment, but upon having further looks at the sites/plans for the redevelopments at hand in ventnor, i’m starting to see the persepctive from here. i’m not as passionate about conservation as you guys are, but from an asthetic point of view, if they are going to ‘have to’ build flats, at least do it properly.

    as for cedar lodge development, another pastiche, obviously ! had a peek at the plans, and to me was another generic ‘lets put some silly victorianesque railings and the jobs a gooden’ haphazard development, ala metropole/mill bay/rex etc etc…

  4. Sal Says:
    July 15th, 2007 at 8:07 pm
    Thanks for replying. Got ya now. For me, Cedar Lodge development is just another nail in the coffin. Too many people not prepared to comment because of the owner - but I’d rather see the terraces that make Ventnor unique than another building. If these developments continue to get passed, before long, our seafront will end up looking like the photo. Just my view of course, but I appreciate being able to have the freedom to express it.
  5. Farmersboy Says:
    July 16th, 2007 at 4:18 pm

    I thought the picture was an advert for “Leggo”

  6. Farmersboy Says:
    July 16th, 2007 at 4:25 pm

    I wonder if Barretts pay the guys who actually build these enough to allow them to buy one

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