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Bembridge Harbour Trust (BHT), a charity dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of Bembridge Harbour, has today served notice of the intention to judicial review on the Isle of Wight council concerning the issue of a planning permission to Bembridge Investments Limited, for a development of 13 houses and replacement harbour facilities on operational harbour land.
No benefit as claimed
BHT contend that the proposed development, granted permission under Enabling Development planning provisions (i.e. where a public benefit can only be achieved by overriding normal planning policy) in fact delivers no such benefit to its claimed beneficiary, the Statutory Harbour Authority (SHA), whilst creating avoidable environmental harm and additional cost for it.