A PIECE of public artwork for Ventnor is coming back before the Isle of Wight Council.

The Time and Tide Bell could be placed on Ventnor Esplanade despite an application earlier this year being withdrawn due to issues raised about its location, and health and safety.

Now, in the new application, the bell has been moved further away from the steps of the rotunda bandstand.

The sculpture is made of marine bronze on a supporting structure of steel and would be one of 16 bells installed across the UK.

They have been designed by international sculptor Marcus Vergette and would gently ring as the waves struck the bell.

It is designed to ring at high tide and would be roughly a metre above the level of the beach.

The sound of the bell has been recorded to be 70db at other installations, which is said to blend in with the sound of breaking waves.

Planning documents say the sound will 'quickly dissipate' over distance, back to the seafront so as to be 'barely discernible' to residents above the background noise of the sea.

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Objections have been submitted by residents who feel it is too near their properties.

One said it would cause noise pollution day and night and the land is very unstable where it is proposed to be sited.

Another said they felt a better site for the bell, if at all, would be further along the Esplanade, opposite the car park where there are no residential properties.

You can view the plans, 22/01775/FUL, on the Isle of Wight Council's planning portal. Comments can be submitted until December 2.