About Me

INDEPENDENT ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCILLOR FOR COWES WEST & GURNARD (Since 2009) Timeline: 1993 Green Candidate for IWCC Election (Ryde NE); 1994 Green Party European Elections Candidate (Wight & Hampshire South); 1995-2001 Independent IW Councillor (Ryde NE); 2001-2005 and 2011- Cowes Town Councillor; 2005-2009 and 2012- Gurnard Parish Councillor; 2008- Northwood Parish Councillor; from 2009 Independent IW Councillor (Cowes West & Gurnard). I've served as a Justice of the Peace since 2001. INDEPENDENT? I'm fully Independent was an Executive/ Cabinet member until 2017 and from 2021. As an Independent I robustly defend putting the needs of communities first. I have no political activists, sponsors or businesses shadowing me and therefore my loyalty to represent Gurnard & Cowes is absolute. I aspire to be a hard working, transparent, effective and enthusiastic Ward Councillor. Please contact me to meet at your convenience, or visit my surgeries listed below. Thank you for visiting my website!

Tuesday 29 June 2010

An End to Garden Grabbing?

Planning Law has changed with respect to Garden Grabbing Planning Policy. Since 9th June, the new coalition government introduced a new policy, which now makes Gardens 'green-field' sites rather than brown field sites. This will mean that Planners from now on will only permit development where exceptional circumstances apply.
Planners from the Isle of Wight Council, considers that the Island has enough allocated land available to make up for the loss of many of these former windfall sites. It should be noted that sites 'approved' before 9th June, such as those recently in Egypt Hill are still permitted so long as they are developed within the timeframes allowed.

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