Planning

A rejected 14-house development deemed ‘visually intrusive’ by Isle of Wight planners has been appealed. Applicants Downer and Long are looking to overturn County Hall’s refusal of their outline application for 14 homes on land at Comforts Farm off Northwood’s...

“We’re for the first time faced with having to see people potentially die badly,” an end-of-life care expert warned County Hall last week. Mountbatten Isle of Wight’s senior consultant in palliative care, Paul Howard, told the adult social care, public...

A new children’s home responding to a ‘critical need’ for local care facilities will open in Newport. County Hall has approved Next Wave Care Group’s (NWCG) proposal to convert a 3-bedroom house on School Lane, Barton. A supporting email from...

A plot of seafront land that has lain derelict for decades will have 2 ‘traditional style’ semi-detached houses built on it. Mark Lilly’s revised proposal for a new residential scheme at Ventnor Esplanade’s La Veness site has been approved by...

A bid to build 16 retirement park homes on the edge of the Isle of Wight’s county town has been refused due to the development being ‘cramped’ and ‘out of character’. The council rejected Luxury Retirement Living’s proposal for nine...

Previously closure-threatened Wroxall Primary School has been awarded 5 ‘good’ grades by Ofsted after navigating a “challenging year”. In a significant turnaround from its last ‘requires improvement’ inspection in 2022, Wroxall Primary School is now rated good across its quality...

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 modern 4-bedroom family home could be built in a flood zone on the Isle of Wight, with all its ‘habitable rooms’ located upstairs. Lucror Estates has applied for planning permission to build a detached two-storey house, classed as ‘market...

3 family size, 2-storey houses look set to be built on land to the south of Northwood, extending an existing development. Robert Russell has applied for planning permission to build 3 homes, classed as market housing, off Newport Road between...

A proposal to turn a former doctor’s surgery in Newport into ‘affordable’ rental accommodation, including a 9-bed HMO, has been withdrawn. Mr R. Owolabi’s plans, which faced opposition from members of the public, a local council and Island Roads, were...