An Isle of Wight village’s harbour could get a new 19.7m houseboat with 27 rooftop solar panels. Peter Mikkelsen applied to County Hall to assemble Avocet III in Bembridge Harbour next to Embankment Road along with the prior installation of...

The sale of the former Yarmouth Primary School to a charity could move one step closer next week. County Hall’s deputy leader, Councillor Ian Stephens, may decide to approve the terms of the sale of the former Yarmouth CE Primary...

Contentious plans for a new 7,245 square metre commercial and leisure park next to Sandown Airport have been appealed following a refusal last summer. Mr T. Fowler filed an appeal over his proposal for 12 commercial buildings and an aviation...

Councillors and residents have accused a developer of starting work on a major Isle of Wight housing development in breach of a planning condition. Councillor Chris Jarman and Councillor Peter Spink have joined Freshwater locals in condemning Journey Estates Ltd...

8 new electric vehicle charging bays will be built in Ryde Town Centre. County Hall has approved Zest Eco’s application for a lawful development certificate to install 4 rapid EV chargers, with accompanying electrical equipment, on land next to 18...

An Isle of Wight parish council with a 'dreadful reputation' descended into a shouting match on Tuesday (18th February) over the recent resignation of its clerk. Towards the end of Shalfleet Parish Council’s (SPC) extended, fractious meeting, tensions reached fever...

Aldi in Cowes will have 272 rooftop solar panels installed following approval by the Isle of Wight Council, with the supermarket now eyeing up similar for its second Isle of Wight store in Lake. Aldi’s prior approval application for the...

An empty ground floor of an Isle of Wight high street property will be converted into 2 ‘much-needed’ flats. County Hall has given Wightlife Properties Limited planning permission to convert the ground floor of 120 and 120A High Street in...

A contentious bid to use 5 homes for parenting courses has been refused, with Isle of Wight Council officers saying there is no ‘local need’ for it. Critics of Jon Surman’s change of use application to house a Residential Children...

“Possibly the most painful budget I’ve ever had to sit through - those were the words of the Alliance group’s cabinet member for finance, when discussing the Isle of Wight Council’s 2025/26 budget. Addressing County Hall’s cabinet last Thursday, Councillor...