PLANS TO TRANSFORM EAST DENE ESTATE IN BONCHURCH WITHDRAWN
L-R: Old plans, revised plans. Controversial plans to turn the historic Isle of Wight East Dene estate into an aparthotel are no more. Proposals had been on the table since the end of last year to transform the currently empty...
Read moreDetailsNUMBER OF NEW HOMES BUILT ON THE ISLAND COULD DECREASE AS LATEST CHANGES TO PLANNING STRATEGY ARE CONSIDERED
Fewer houses could be built annually on the Isle of Wight, as the latest changes to a major planning policy are considered. More than 6 years in the making, and having cost hundreds of thousands of pounds in Isle of Wight...
Read moreDetailsCOUNCIL REJECT ‘STERILE AND BLAND’ PLANS FOR 2 NEW HOMES IN COWES
A plan for 2 new houses in Cowes has been branded “sterile and bland” and the scheme has been rejected by the Isle of Wight Council. The owners of 19 Queens Road, in the town’s conservation area, wanted to demolish...
Read moreDetailsLATEST CAPTIVA HOUSING SCHEME COULD SEE MORE THAN 100 HOMES BUILT IN BEMBRIDGE
More than 100 homes are planned for the edge of Bembridge, in the latest major scheme put forward by an Isle of Wight developer. Captiva Homes’ 130-property Middleton development could be built on a greenfield site, between Steyne Road, Mill...
Read moreDetailsTHE BUDDLE INN UNVEILS PLANS TO REFURB PUB AND ADD BOUTIQUE ACCOMMODATION
A popular Isle of Wight pub has unveiled its grand refurbishment plans which could provide boutique B&B rooms, cater to more guests and in turn create more jobs. The Buddle Inn in Niton, part of Character Inns, closed in October...
Read moreDetailsCAMPAIGNERS SOME £16,000 SHORT OF FEES NEEDED TO TAKE COUNCIL TO COURT OVER EAST WIGHT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
Campaigners hoping to take the Isle of Wight Council to the High Court, over Ryde’s Westridge Farm, site need to raise more money – and there could be just a few weeks left to do that. The Save Westridge Farm...
Read moreDetailsEAST COWES CRAFT BREWERY ALMOST THERE AFTER CONDITIONAL PERMISSION GRANTED
Conditional permission has been granted for a new craft ale bar, which plans to open in East Cowes, showcasing locally brewed ales. The Island Life Craft Brewery ale house will open on Clarence Road in East Cowes — in what...
Read moreDetailsSTATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITIES COULD BE ON THE CARDS AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT COLLEGE
Buildings at the Isle of Wight College could be torn down in the new year to make way for state-of-the-art facilities. Construction crews on behalf of the college are seeking prior approval to demolish 2 of its older buildings, on...
Read moreDetailsSILVERGLADES CAN’T USE CARAVAN PARK ALL YEAR ROUND SAYS COUNCIL
To use an Isle of Wight caravan park all year round would be illegal, the Isle of Wight Council has ruled. It is after owners of the Silverglades Caravan Park in Cranmore tried to argue it could continue to use...
Read moreDetailsLUCCOMBE MANOR PUT FORWARD PLANS FOR MAJOR EXPANSION OWING TO POST-COVID BOOM
Could it be 3rd time lucky for a luxury Isle of Wight hotel’s big expansion plans? Garden Isle Hotels is seeking permission to add more bedrooms to Luccombe Manor in Shanklin to meet the increased demand for local holidays it...
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