PURPOSE
Barack Obama said "Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."
Our aim is to encourage debate to identify ways in which we can effect positive change for the Sandown area for our residents, local businesses and visitors.
There are several core attitudes we need to adopt at the outset.
- We must believe that change is possible.
- Second, we must engage in the process positively and democratically.
- We must believe that every improvement, no matter how small, is meaningful and worth doing.
We must be prepared to work together and understand that we are never all going to agree on every item. Democracy allows for this and, once decisions have been made via the agreed process, it is imperative that everyone supports it wholeheartedly.
Otherwise nothing will happen!
Change can happen
There are a number of prominant landlords and developers who currently own large sites and/or properties within Sandown.
We would like to engage with these companies and identify their plans.
Then, whilst liaising with local residents, planners and politicians, we will try to ensure that all parties' interests are catered for. This includes identifying both how a proposal might help the local community and also how it will make a profit for the developer.
Otherwise, it will not happen!
Some of the Sites in and around Sandown large enough to make a difference.....
1. Ocean Hotel owned by Phoenix Commercial Property Development Limited
2. Esplanade Hotel
3. Grand Hotel owned by Isle of Wight Hotels Ltd
4. Browns Golf Course owned by IOW Council
5. Fort Street car park owned by IOW Council
6. Madeira and Balconies Hotels (and Rene's Cafe) owned by Chantel Investments
7. Sandown Hotel (Clifton, Fairlee and Savoy Court) owned by Keats Inn (Shanklin) Ltd
8. Burlington Hotel owned by Indigo Pynk Ltd
9. Sandringham Hotel owned by Sandringham Hotels (IOW) Ltd
10. 40-44 High Street (and Beach) owned by Plaza Property Developments Ltd
11. Trouville Hotel owned by Trouville Investments Llp
12. 1-9 Esplanade, Bay House (No 7 owned by Premier Inn?) owned by Villetrou Investment Co Ltd
13. Bayshore Hotel owned by Leisureplex Hotels Ltd
14. Zanies owned by Zanies Ltd
15. Sandown Pier owned by Sandown Pier Leisure Ltd
16. Merrie Gardens land owned by WS Properties
17. Isle of Wight Airport owned by Island Airport Llp
18. Newport Road land adjacent to the Isle of Wight Airport owned by Denton & Co Trustees