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Search the Public Notice Portal'Economic benefits' and Bay Area 'regeneration' were cited as grounds for approving a new McDonald’s 'drive-thru’ restaurant on the Isle of Wight.
The council’s planning committee granted conditional planning consent to the fast-food giant’s application 25/00587/FUL to build an outlet off Lake’s Newport Road, contrary to planners’ prior refusal recommendation.
Before a final vote on Tuesday, Ollie Boulter, strategic manager for planning and infrastructure delivery at Isle of Wight Council, told the chamber: “From what officers have heard in the debate and from the questions that councillors posed, I would summarise the following.
“That the committee has given greater weight to the economic regeneration of the Bay and the economic benefits to the local area in the balancing of the application, and as such have arrived at a different conclusion than officers.
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“Councillors consider that the concerns regarding archaeology can satisfactorily be addressed through conditions and the biodiversity net gain uplift can be secured through a legal agreement.
“As such, planning committee is minded to grant planning permission subject to a legal agreement being secured and appropriate conditions to secure, amongst other things, an archaeology assessment prior to the commencement of the development.”
Eight members of the committee voted for an approval motion: Matthew Price, Debbie Andre, Geoff Brodie, Caroline Gladwin, Nick Stuart, Martin Oliver, Chris Quirk and Peter Spink.
Councillors Claire Critchison and Julie Jones-Evans abstained, whilst Cllr Paul Fuller voted against.
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