It appears that the vast majority of the £900,000 proceeds from the sale of Bembridge Point gravel yard with extraction rights, should have gone to the statutory harbour authority (BHIC) but have instead gone to the Thorpes' property company, BIL. According to records at Land Registry, in April 2022 the gravel yard and access road were transferred from BIL to JS Ag Ltd … [Read more...] about July members update
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Response to IWCP letter
When a letter from a Mr Knocker critical of BHT was published on the Isle of Wight County Press website it attracted this public comment from a non BHT member: "You probably have worked out by now that Knocker has written a fraction of the total overall shocking ownership of this harbour. Most locals know exactly what's going on here, with multiple companies owned by the … [Read more...] about Response to IWCP letter
Judicial Review members update late July 2021
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
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
Letter to members, April 2020 (2)
Dear MemberWe write to bring you all up to date with developments concerning Bembridge Harbour in the first months of this remarkable year. DredgingAs noted elsewhere, dredging in the harbour was scheduled to recommence in April but has been postponed indefinitely while the corona virus crisis continues. This is understandable enough, although it means that when dredging … [Read more...] about Letter to members, April 2020 (2)