The site of a former hotel in Sandown, demolished in 2014, could become 10 houses if planning permission is granted.
Planning permission had previously been granted for the Belgrave Hotel to be demolished in 2014 and 6 houses built on the land.
However, developer concerns about wasted space led to a re-think and a ‘completely different approach’ to put 10 houses on the space, along with parking for each house and 5 garages.
The site on Beachfield Road, Sandown — which planning consultants say has a ‘negative impact’ on the surrounding area and is partially overgrown — would be turned into 6x 3-bedroom homes and 4x 2-bedroom ones.
In a design and access statement, Andrew White Planning Consultancy said:
“We feel extremely confident this comprehensive approach to the re-design of the entire site would deliver a high-quality contextual development.”
The 6x 3-bed houses will face onto Beachfield Road with the others built to the rear — on the other side of the fence of the recently finished Royal Cliff Apartments.
Comments can be made on the application until 14th April at https://publicaccess.iow.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=Q6PKT8IQJLL00.
Stop it, we’re full up.
And they will be employed, usefully, at ……… . Thought so.