http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/east-hampshire/shrunken_solent_eye_could_open_on_prom_1_1286818 Shrunken Solent Eye could open on prom] The News 16 October 2007 On 17 October, permission for a 130 feet wheel was granted, Seafront wheel gets go-ahead – with one regret The News 2007-10-18, Dan Kerins but two days later it was revealed that Portsmouth City Councillors wished the wheel was bigger.