Part of a Victorian warehouse in the heart of the Isle of Wight’s largest town will be transformed into 3 studio flats. KLAR Property Limited’s application for a change of use of part of the ground floor and first floor...

A motion to support Isle of Wight farmers following contentious Labour tax changes has been passed by Full Council. On Wednesday evening, a majority of councillors voted for Councillor Claire Critchison’s proposal that Council Leader Phil Jordan calls for the...

A bid to construct a wooden boat store unit on the picturesque seafront at Seaview is facing opposition from the Parish Council. Nettlestone and Seaview Parish Council objected to Timothy Lyle’s planning application for a 4m x 8m garage at...

An employment skills ‘one-stop shop’ for 18 to 24-year-olds on out-of-work benefits is ‘proving very effective’, it is claimed. Referencing a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) review in a recent Council Leader’s update report, Councillor Phil Jordan said the...

Contentious plans to build a new seafront café on the site of a ‘half-built eyesore’ in an Isle of Wight village have been revised following objections. Hospitality business SE-View submitted updated plans for a café at Kingsmere on Lane End...

An underground electrical cable relating to an approved Isle of Wight solar farm could be installed along a roughly 2.5km route through rural farmland. Samuel Dix of Low Carbon Solar Park 17 Limited has applied to County Hall for planning...

A near 5% council tax hike has been approved as part of the Alliance administration’s 2025/26 budget, passed at a decisive Isle of Wight Council meeting last night (Wednesday). Isle of Wight households will soon have to fork out even...

Plans for 2 new farm barns covering hundreds of square metres on the outskirts of East Cowes have been rejected by County Hall. Allard submitted an Agricultural Prior Notification (APN) application to build a pair of barns at Woodhouse Farm...

A councillor has lodged a motion seeking ‘categorical assurance’ from the government that the Isle of Wight Council remains a ‘stand-alone’ authority. Councillor Michael Lilley’s proposal follows controversial Whitehall devolution plans, which were unveiled in December and are currently under...

The Isle of Wight Liberal Democrats are pushing for a budget amendment to prioritise replenishing a fund the group says ‘can help reduce Island poverty’. Ahead of a vote on the Alliance administration’s proposed 2025/26 budget, the opposition group has...