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.
BRADING B&B TO BECOME FAMILY HOME AS BUSINESS DEEMED ‘NO LONGER VIABLE’
A 10-room bed and breakfast property in Brading will be converted into a large family home amid ‘higher energy costs’ and a rising cost of living.
Read moreDetailsNEW APPLICATION LODGED FOR 32 MORE HOMES OFF HORSEBRIDGE HILL
A total of 32 more houses could be built next to Horsebridge Hill on the outskirts of Newport. Captiva Homes has submitted new plans for housing, a means of access, landscaping and ancillary infrastructure on land at Acorn Farm. The...
Read moreDetailsEXPANSION PLANNED FOR COWES FACILITY SUPPORTING THOSE WITH DEMENTIA
The Isle of Wight Alzheimer’s Cafe in Cowes could be expanded with improved facilities, amid forecasts of an increasingly ageing Island population.
Read moreDetails120M SOLAR ARRAY PROPOSAL SPARKS ROAD SAFETY CONCERNS IN CALBOURNE
A proposal for a 120m solar panel array next to the Isle of Wight National Landscape is facing resistance from Calbourne Parish Council and Island Roads.
Read moreDetailsHERITAGE GROUPS WARN OF ‘HIGH DEGREE OF HARM’ FROM RYDE FLAT CONVERSION PLANS
Plans for 3x 1-bedroom flats above a popular Ryde curry house could cause a ‘high degree of harm’ to a historic building’s special architectural significance, a heritage group has warned. Applicant S Miah’s proposed conversion of the first and second...
Read moreDetailsCOUNCIL INVESTIGATES SHANKLIN HOTEL OPERATING AS HMO ‘WITHOUT CONSENT’
An ‘extremely tired’ and ‘rundown’ former Shanklin hotel, being used as a HMO ‘without consent’, is under investigation by council enforcement officers. Roseglen, on Palmerston Road, closed in September 2021 and is now partly occupied by a House in Multiple...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT PLANNING APPLICATIONS: 7TH NOVEMBER 2025
The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council. They can be viewed online at www.iwight.com/planning. Alternatively, they can be viewed at Seaclose Offices, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS. Comments on the applications...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT PATIENTS WITH COMPLEX NEEDS FACE YEARS-LONG DENTAL WAITS
The waiting times for Hampshire and Isle of Wight’s NHS Special Care Dental Service are 'over 2 years', a health watchdog has told County Hall. Speaking at the adult social care, public health and housing needs committee last week (30th...
Read moreDetailsAPPEAL LODGED AS PLAN FOR RETIREMENT PARK HOMES IN NEWPORT REJECTED
An appeal has been filed over a refused bid to build 16 retirement park homes on the edge of the Isle of Wight’s county town. County Hall previously rejected Luxury Retirement Living’s proposal for 9x 2-bedroom units and 7x 3-bedroom...
Read moreDetailsPLANS LODGED FOR NEW DOGGY DAY CARE CENTRE IN VENTNOR
A new day care facility for man's best friend could open up in Ventnor. Suzanne Wright has applied for a change of use of the Guido Designs Unit 3, a workshop in the Ventnor Industrial Estate on Ventnor’s Old Station...
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