4. THE URBAN EXTENSION

Not all of the permissions, current and proposed allocations, may be fulfilled, but they will affect and change the life of Ryde nonetheless. Population estimates for these areas have already influenced the reform of IWC wards which will be used in the 2021 local elections. Sites allocated but undeveloped can fall into disuse and dereliction.

The relationship between the town council and the IWC Regeneration and Planning teams is vital, to set out the local requirements (‘Ryde Rules’) for the determination of development applications and for the delivery of public benefit through supplementary design guidance, planning conditions and s106 agreements.

Applying Ryde’s unique concentration of cultural and natural capital to the benefit of everyday life in the town, with particular regard to its core of worsening deprivation. This is a Biosphere priority.