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.
PLANS LODGED TO CONVERT FORMER NEWPORT CAR WASH INTO 10 NEW HOMES
A planning application has been submitted to transform a former car wash site in Newport into a total of 10 new homes, including flats and houses, with associated parking, bin and cycle storage. The scheme, proposed by Mr Michael Jerram,...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT PLANNING APPLICATIONS: 9TH JANUARY 2026
The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council.
Read moreDetailsENVIRONMENT AGENCY TO DEMOLISH HARBOUR FARM BUILDINGS TO SUPPORT WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
The Environment Agency plans to demolish 3 derelict buildings at Harbour Farm in Bembridge - a site once at the centre of a high-profile legal dispute.
Read moreDetailsPLANS LODGED TO TRANSFORM 18TH CENTURY BARN AT DUXMORE FARM INTO HOUSE
A historic East Wight farm barn in the Isle of Wight National Landscape could be transformed into a 2-bedroom house.
Read moreDetailsPLANS FOR HIGH-FREQUENCY RADIO MAST IN WROXALL SPARK PUBLIC BACKLASH
A proposal to install a 13m lattice mast with a high frequency beam antenna behind a Wroxall bungalow has been met with an uproar among residents.
Read moreDetailsPLANNING REFUSAL ISSUED FOR ALREADY-INSTALLED SIGNAGE AT NEWPORT’S SAM’S CHICKEN
Already-installed illuminated signage at the front of a new fried chicken takeaway in Newport has been refused consent due to its ‘unsympathetic and harmful’ impact on the town centre.
Read moreDetailsNATIONAL TRUST SEEKS CONSENT FOR FURTHER REPAIRS TO ICONIC NEWTOWN OLD TOWN HALL
The iconic Newtown Old Town Hall, dating back to the 17th century, could undergo structural repairs after the appearance of ‘significant cracks’ and ongoing movement.
Read moreDetailsTHEY’RE LOVING IT! COWES MCDONALD’S PLANS RECEIVE STRONG PUBLIC BACKING
A new McDonald’s Drive-Thru restaurant scheme in Cowes has led to a wave of supporting letters being sent to the Isle of Wight Council.
Read moreDetailsFORMER COWES CHIPPY COULD BE LEASED TO HOUSING ASSOCIATION
A former fish and chip shop in Cowes could be leased to a local housing association as a 1-bedroom apartment.
Read moreDetails2025 SEES GREEN LIGHT FOR HUNDREDS OF HOMES AND NEW FAST-FOOD OUTLETS ACROSS THE ISLE OF WIGHT
A huge 473-home development, a ‘multi-million-pound’ McDonald’s Drive Thru and conversion plans for a former Isle of Wight nightclub, these are some of 2025’s most high-profile planning proposals approved by Isle of Wight Council officers or councillors after debates at...
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