Dear Members We lost and here’s why On 29th July permission to proceed with a Judicial Review [JR] of the Isle of Wight Council’s [IWC’s] Bembridge Harbour planning decision was refused. This frustrated BHT’s hoped-for result in the interest of the harbour and its environment, with the judge ruling that there were insufficient grounds to challenge Bembridge Investments … [Read more...] about Judicial Review members update late July 2021
Judicial review
PRESS RELEASE AND JUDICIAL REVIEW UPDATE 02.07.2021
Bembridge Harbour Trust (BHT) launch a second Legal Challenge by Judicial Review (JR) in the High Court. BHT is a charity with the objective of protecting and enhancing the harbour, while seeing that relevant law is applied to help the Statutory Harbour Authority (SHA) manage itself in its own and the public interest. We launched the first JR, against the Isle of Wight … [Read more...] about PRESS RELEASE AND JUDICIAL REVIEW UPDATE 02.07.2021
LATE MAY UPDATE
Dear BHT Members, BHT are advised that there is good reason to be concerned about the conduct of the Statutory Harbour Authority [SHA]. We served a pre-action protocol letter on the SHA yesterday . This is the second legal action taken by which we hope to address the issues and so secure a better future for the harbour. These court actions are only taken after all other … [Read more...] about LATE MAY UPDATE