Planning

Plans for a hay barn for rare breed animals at an Isle of Wight farm have been refused due to concerns over its visual impact on the National Landscape.

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.

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...

The Isle of Wight Alzheimer’s Cafe in Cowes could be expanded with improved facilities, amid forecasts of an increasingly ageing Island population.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...