A new housing proposal next to Horsebridge Hill providing “much-needed homes” for Isle of Wight families has received backing from County Hall.
Captiva Homes’ revised plans for 32 houses, access, landscaping, and ancillary infrastructure on land at Acorn Farm have been granted consent.
This development extends from the 145-homes that form phase one.
Of the 32 new homes, 20 are classed as market housing, nine as social, affordable or intermediate rent and a further 3 are designated as affordable home ownership, according to Captiva’s application form.
The Isle of Wight Council’s decision report for proposal 25/01556/FUL says:
“The proposed development would provide additional housing in a sustainable location, close to existing residential areas as well as services and facilities.
“The design and layout would sit comfortably within the context of the already approved development in this area and the general character of the locality, without having any unacceptable impacts on neighbouring properties.
“The access to the site would be safe and the resultant traffic generation from the site would not have any significant impacts on the local highway network or the operation of nearby junctions.”
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It goes on to say sufficient parking would be provided and that fire appliances and refuse vehicles would be able to safely access, manoeuvre and turn on site.
The application would not have any unacceptable effects on trees, ecology or archaeology, subject to conditions, it says.
A total of 17 conditions were attached to the approval, with reasons including planning policy and legal compliance, maintaining the area’s amenity value, ensuring suitable drainage, environmental protection, the appropriate maintenance of open space areas, visual amenity and highway safety.
Newport and Carisbrooke Community Council filed a letter of support for the development, subject to conditions relating to pedestrian safety, accessibility, drainage capacity, flooding, tree planting and a developer contribution towards the extra cost of primary health care.
Parkhurst and Hunnyhill’s Liberal Democrat councillor Andrew Garratt previously said:
“I am pleased to hear that this planning application continues the partnership with the housing association (Sovereign Network Group) to help provide much-needed homes for Island families to rent and buy.”
He also however flagged concerns over the speed of traffic on the thoroughfare, a lack of adequately maintained pedestrian infrastructure and heavy rain overwhelming drains at the bottom of Horsebridge Hill, resulting in flooding.
More homes, more flooding. There was never this much flooding going on until every rain soak away field was concreted over. The unfair part about it is, it’s always some other poor sods home that floods somewhere else.
Why not build on existing sites that are sitting in a
state of disrepair eg Harcout Sands and the Ice rink
etc. to name a few, there are many more derelict buildings
where land could be used.
continues the partnership with the housing association (Sovereign Network Group) to help provide much-needed homes for Island families to rent and buy.”
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Benefit hutches for unwanted illegals no doubt.
And then we build more roads, hospitals, dentists, doctors and dig up all the roads to accommodate the services yeah…. or do we just sit in traffic for hours until the council prices everyone out of car ownership with parking fees. Wait 3 years for any operations, put up with cracked and broken teeth because we cant get dentists and never get to see the same bloody doctor.
Brilliant, cant wait, what a strategy. Pat yourselves on your backs council and government.
The Council are doing what their Government bosses
tell them to do.
The 2030 agenda is coming!
The existing development and the approved one should not be in the area that they are in now. The traffic congestion will be absolutely horrendous for most of the day and the only way to partially ease it would be to build a bridge or a tunnel near the cement mills. However we know that won’t happen as the powers that be are totally blinkered to their massive mistake!! I pity anyone who lives north of St. Mary’s trying to get anywhere on the Island without having to travel miles out of their way or sit in polluting endless traffic!!
Get ready for 15 minute cities
Those traffic lights on horse bridge hill are going to be red hot with the amount of cars it’ll have to handle daily there. Can’t wait for more gridlock, great job council I hope all the extra council tax is everything you desire!! Short sighted no gooders
That is why cameras fitted above will be a great
cash cow to catch all the motorists jumping the
lights.
Money, Money, Money