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Letter: Protect green spaces to secure our beautiful West Wight for generations to come
Independent candidate Chris Jarman shares his views on protecting green spaces to “ensure our continued well-being and to secure our beautiful West Wight for generations to come”
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Chris Jarman, Independent Candidate for IOW Councillor – Totland and Colwell, shares this open letter. Ed
Defending our forests Tropical rainforest. An aerial view of the Cardamom Mountains rain forests, from the Cambodian parts. (Image by Andyb3947 - Stung Proat Cardamom Mountains.jpg / CC BY-SA 4.0)
Are Rights of Nature the answer to our ecological crises?
In 2020, felling of ancient woodlands had begun along the planned route of the UK’s new HS2 high-speed rail line. At Jones’ Hill Wood in Buckinghamshire – the literary inspiration for Roald Dahl’s classic children’s book Fantastic Mr Fox – felling was about to start.
That was until, in the face of sustained protest, legal challenges, and the discovery of a rare bat species, HS2 Ltd was legally obliged to put works on hold to conduct surveys and apply for bat licences.
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Isle Of Wight Fails To Meet Housing Targets - What Happens Now?
By Louise Hill LDR
The Isle of Wight has only achieved 54 per cent of its housebuilding target over the past three years leaving it vulnerable to unwanted development.
Its poor record, which left it close to the bottom of the national table, means there is a presumption of approval to applications for schemes within the National Planning Policy Framework.
Between 2017 and 2020, 1,823 homes should have been built to meet government-set targets but only 978 were delivered.
What happens now the Isle of Wight has failed its housing targets? The Isle of Wight has only achieved 54 per cent of its housebuilding target over the past three years leaving it vulnerable to unwanted development. Its poor record, which left it close to the bottom of the national table, means there is a presumption of approval to applications for schemes within the National Planning Policy Framework. Between 2017 and 2020, 1,823 homes should have been built to meet government-set targets but only 978 were delivered. Across the Solent, Southampton achieved 129 per cent against its target but Portsmouth only reached 80 per cent. Only 17 areas in the country had worse housing levels than the Island, all falling below the thresholds which means their planning authorities are subject to the strongest sanctions.