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.
CQC IDENTIFIES MULTIPLE FAILINGS AT THE ELMS IN BEMBRIDGE
An Isle of Wight care home was in breach of legal regulations relating to safe care and treatment, safeguarding people from abuse and good governance, a watchdog has said. Health and social care regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC) marked...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT PLANNING APPLICATIONS: 10TH OCTOBER 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 moreDetailsUPGRADE TO SANDOWN TOWN HALL FAÇADE HAILED AS BOOST FOR COMMUNITY
Sandown Town Hall’s street-facing façade will get a facelift as part of the building’s ‘much-needed’ restoration. The Isle of Wight Council’s Listed Building Consent application to refurbish Sandown Town Hall’s frontage on Grafton Street has been accepted. Approved plans include...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT PLANNING APPLICATIONS: 3RD OCTOBER 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 moreDetailsWEST ACRE PARK PLANS APPROVED ONCE AGAIN AFTER COURT SETBACK
Plans for the new West Acre Park housing development in Ryde were conditionally approved by the Isle of Wight Council's planning committee yesterday evening (Tuesday). A total of 7 councillors voted to grant Captiva Homes consent - again - for...
Read moreDetailsPART OF FAMILY-RUN HOTEL TO BECOME FLATS AMID TOURISM DECLINE
A total of 3 new flats will replace part of a family-run Isle of Wight hotel amid a declining number of overnight visitors to the Island. Council officers have approved Lorraine Barrett’s application to convert a wing of the Lorron Hotel...
Read moreDetailsPLANS LODGED TO TRANSFORM OLD SERVICE STATION INTO HOUSING
A building that houses a garage and workshop with an upstairs apartment could be turned into 4 ‘much-needed’ flats in St Helens. Mr and Mrs Shaw are asking County Hall for permission to convert the former St Helens Service Station...
Read moreDetailsSECOND LAKE NORTH BY-ELECTION IN 5 MONTHS COMES WITH £5,146 PRICE TAG
This week’s Lake North Isle of Wight Council by-election will cost an estimated £5,146, it has been revealed. The poll, to take place on Thursday (2nd October), was called after the resignation of Reform UK’s David Maclean, just months after...
Read moreDetails473-HOME WEST ACRE PARK SCHEME RECOMMENDED FOR PLANNING APPROVAL – AGAIN
Council officials are recommending that the 473-home West Acre development in Ryde is, once again, given conditional planning approval, with a decision in the long-running saga expected tomorrow (Tuesday). A council report published before tomorrow evening's critical planning committee meeting...
Read moreDetailsPLANS LAUNCHED TO BUILD FLAT WITH WINE CELLAR WITHIN VICTORIAN VILLA IN RYDE
A new 2-bedroom apartment could be built on the lower ground floor of a Victorian villa near the popular Appley Beach. Mr Truscott of Leavington House - known for its troublesome tenants in recent years, which included the scene of...
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