A 27-unit housing development will be built on a greenfield site in Northwood, despite 24 objections and opposition from 2 local councils. County Hall gave Robert Gordon of Wight & West Country Developments permission to construct 27 homes to the...

New flats including a ‘starter home’ that was ‘designed with families in mind’ will be built in the centre of Sandown. Council planners approved Andrew Bishop’s application to construct a 3.5 metre 2-storey extension and carry out an internal renovation...

Sandown's Los Altos Park will be upgraded with 8 new pieces of play equipment as part of an approved works scheme. Council planners gave Sandown Town Council (STC) permission to install play equipment and related impact absorbing surfaces at Los...

An Isle of Wight campaign group’s 'historic' challenge against a County Hall planning decision will be heard in the second highest court in the land over the next few days. Greenfields (IOW) Ltd’s bid to stop 473 homes being built...

Godshill's Olive Garden tea rooms will be converted into a 3-bedroom house, with a smaller replacement tea room built alongside. County Hall has given Daniel Palmer consent to turn The Olive Garden cafe and tea rooms on the High Street...

A pair of family villas will be built on Cowes seafront replacing a run-down ‘eyesore’. The council has given consent to Hamlet Court Regeneration Ltd to redevelop Hamlet Court on Cowes Esplanade after the application received 68 letters of support...

Controversial plans for 3 new houses on the edge of the West Wight village of Freshwater have been rejected by the Isle of Wight Council following 130 objections. County Hall said GL Developments IOW Ltd’s application to build 3 self-build...

A proposal to build 9 houses on the site of Harrison Contractor's yard in Ryde has been given the go ahead, with the Island firm set to move to Smallbrook. County Hall gave consent to Mr Harrison of Harrison Contractors...

A ‘high-quality’ 4-bedroom house could be built on ‘undeveloped land’ off a main thoroughfare in Northwood. Jennifer Porter and Gerry Shaw applied to County Hall to build a self-build chalet bungalow with a new vehicle access in a former garden...

A lot of working people are 'just not able to cover their living costs', the manager of an Isle of Wight energy charity told Shanklin Town Council last week. In an update on fuel and food poverty at Falcon Cross...