Planning
Every Friday Island Echo publishes a list of planning applications submitted to the Isle of Wight Council. You'll also find other planning-related stories in this category.
ANOTHER SECTION OF DERELICT OCEAN HOTEL SITE IN SANDOWN GOES UP FOR AUCTION
Another part of the former Ocean Hotel site in Sandown has been put up for auction, marking the latest move in the slow-paced redevelopment of the prominent but derelict seafront property.
Read moreDetailsPLANS LODGED TO DEMOLISH FITNESS FACTORY IN NEWPORT AND BUILD 8 NEW HOMES
Plans have been submitted to demolish the long-standing Fitness Factory gym on Portland Street in Newport and redevelop the site into 8 new homes with on-site parking.
Read moreDetailsWINTER GARDENS STEERING GROUP IN LIMBO AS OWNER’S PLANS REMAIN UNCLEAR
The community right to bid for ownership of Ventnor Winter Gardens has hit a stumbling block following a meeting last week.
Read moreDetailsHYBRID PLANNING APPLICATION LODGED FOR HOMES ON EX-SCHOOL SITE IN TOTLAND
A hybrid planning application has been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council for the development of 15 new homes on the site of the former Weston Community Primary School in Totland, which closed its doors in 2015.
Read moreDetailsCOWES PUB SCRAPS ROOF TERRACE PLAN – FOR NOW – FOLLOWING RESIDENTS’ CONCERNS
A proposal to ‘enhance’ a historic Cowes pub with a roof terrace and pergola has been withdrawn after criticism from residents and the local town council.
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT PLANNING APPLICATIONS: 16TH JANUARY 2026
The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council.
Read moreDetailsPLASTICS FIRM TO OPEN STORE AND DEPOT AT VACANT NEWPORT PREMISES
A former HSS hire centre building in Newport will be given new life storing and selling plastics.
Read moreDetailsSANDOWN VICTORIAN HOTEL TO BECOME HOUSING FOR ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES
A Victorian villa hotel in the seaside town of Sandown will be converted into supported living accommodation for adults with learning disabilities.
Read moreDetailsWELLOW RESIDENTS WIN FIGHT TO BLOCK HOUSING PLANS ON COUNTRYSIDE LAND
Residents have won a fight to stop housing being built on greenfield land in Wellow, after plans were thrown out by the planning committee on Tuesday night.
Read moreDetailsCOUNCIL TO RULE ON CONTROVERSIAL WELLOW HOUSING BID TONIGHT
Controversial outline plans for a housing development on greenfield land within an historic Isle of Wight hamlet will come before County Hall this evening (Tuesday).
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