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.
ISLE OF WIGHT PLANNING APPLICATIONS: 15TH AUGUST 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...
Read moreDetails3 NEW FLATS COULD BE CREATED IN HEART OF SHANKLIN TOWN CENTRE
Shanklin High Street could soon get 3 new 1-bedroom apartments. Allen Planning has lodged a prior approval application with County Hall for a change of use of the lower ground and first floors of 25-27 High Street. They currently have...
Read moreDetailsFRONTAGE RESTORATION PROPOSED FOR GRADE II-LISTED SANDOWN TOWN HALL
The street-facing façade of the iconic Sandown Town Hall could get an upgrade. The Isle of Wight Council has applied for Listed Building Consent to refurbish Sandown Town Hall’s frontage on Grafton Street, repairing its render and repainting it as...
Read moreDetailsBOAT STORE EXPANSION AT BEMBRIDGE HARBOUR APPROVED DESPITE OBJECTIONS
A commercial boat store at Bembridge Harbour - the former Hoverwork building - will be expanded to increase its capacity, despite concerns flagged by the National Trust. County Hall has accepted OCT Properties’ application for an extension of the Bembridge...
Read moreDetailsFRESHWATER ANTIQUES SHOP SEEKS APPROVAL FOR SEASIDE-THEMED MURAL
A hand-painted mural could be installed on the front of a Freshwater antiques shop. Luke Stagg has put forward a proposal to paint Odds & Sods on Afton Road with a ‘seaside and vintage theme’. Opened in December last year,...
Read moreDetailsPLANS FOR 21-BED HMO IN VENTNOR WITHDRAWN AMID PUBLIC BACKLASH
Plans to convert a former Isle of Wight care home into a 21-bed house in multiple occupation (HMO) have been withdrawn following mounting criticism. Joubert Properties’ application to convert the former Ward House Nursing Home on Ventnor’s Alpine Road has...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT PLANNING APPLICATIONS: 8TH AUGUST 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...
Read moreDetailsPLANS LODGED FOR 6 NEW HOMES BEHIND COWES FOOTBALL GROUND
A total of 6x 2-bedroom houses meeting the ‘needs of the local area’ could be built in Cowes, behind the town's football ground. Jack Reynolds has applied for planning permission to build 6 homes with car parking on land next...
Read moreDetailsOUTSIDE SEATING APPROVED FOR RYDE’S FESTIVAL BAR TO CREATE ‘CONTINENTAL ATMOSPHERE’
Plans to give Ryde's Festival Bar a new outside seating area, creating a more ‘Continental atmosphere’, have been conditionally approved. J.S. Hospitality’s application to expand the Festival Diner Bar on Union Street in Ryde has been accepted by planners who...
Read moreDetailsFORMER CHESSELL POTTERY SITE COULD GAIN NEW HOLIDAY UNIT
The former Chessell Pottery in the West Wight could house a new holiday unit. Mark Giddens is looking to convert part of the ground floor of Chessell Pottery off Middle Road – a proposal his agent, Paul Stack Planning, says...
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