Planning

The Isle of Wight Council has welcomed a visit from the President of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) as part of a 2-day tour championing the power of planning across the South East. RTPI President Helen Fadipe, joined by...

St Helens Parish Council has responded to a proposed conversion of a former car garage into 4 ‘much-needed’ flats. The local authority said it was in favour of Mr and Mrs Shaw’s plans for the building housing a garage, workshop...

Plans for a 38-house estate on a greenfield site in Rookley have prompted concerns over flooding, speeding and local infrastructure. Rookley Parish Council filed an objection against Mr and Mrs Isaacson’s outline application for the new housing, 35% of which...

Plans to replace an Isle of Wight lifeboat station deemed ‘no longer fit for purpose’ have received backing from Sandown Town Council. In a letter to County Hall supporting the proposal, the local authority said the proposed replacement of Sandown...

A farm barn in a ‘quaint and quiet’ Isle of Wight hamlet will be converted into a 2-bedroom house. County Hall has given Rachel Capper permission to turn a vacant barn in Roud, a settlement south of Godshill, into ‘habitable...

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...

A report detailing proposed changes to the Island Planning Strategy has been published ahead of a key meeting of the Isle of Wight Council’s Policy, Finance and Resources Committee next week. The committee will consider the report and make recommendations...

A South Wight attraction could have a new glass corridor and additional toilet facility built. Ventnor Botanic Garden has sought planning permission for a project which would improve the site’s retail operation, enhance the venue for events and ‘help in...

Plans to build 127 new homes in the West Wight have resurfaced in a revised form. Tallulah Estates has lodged an outline application with County Hall for a housing estate next to Freshwater’s Camp Road. The plans including access roads,...

A shepherd’s hut with an outdoor kitchen, sauna and mini-meadow could be installed as ‘high quality’ tourism accommodation at an Isle of Wight alpaca and llama farm. N. and M. Payne have applied for planning permission to site the one-bedroom...