Planning

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to turn a former doctor’s surgery in Newport into ‘affordable’ rental accommodation, including a 9-bed HMO, has been withdrawn.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...

A contentious bid to demolish a garage in ‘very poor condition’ in Seaview has been approved by planners, despite a parish council’s ‘serious concerns’. The Isle of Wight Council has granted Mr and Mrs Rivlin consent to replace a building...

Concern over the Isle of Wight Council’s affordable housing delivery surfaced at County Hall yesterday amid “challenged economic circumstances”. Independent socialist councillor Geoff Brodie spotlighted the issue during a policy, finance and resources committee meeting, describing it as “consistently the...

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...

A change of use application has been lodged for Foxhills Guest House in Shanklin, with the owners hoping the move will allow them to sell up. The current owners of Foxhill Guest House, located on Victoria Avenue in Shanklin, are...

Plans have been submitted to install a new illuminated digital billboard on Brading Road in Ryde - a move that would bring the first of its kind to the Ryde area. The proposed D-Poster would be located on the site...

Plans have been submitted for 3x 1-bedroom flats above a popular curry house in Ryde. Applicant S Miah has lodged a proposal for a conversion of the first and second floors of 45 Union Street in Ryde – a 3-storey...

2 new apartments will be created in a historic 3-storey building on Ryde seafront, it has been confirmed. Ian Fern’s proposed works at Ryde’s Prince Consort at 19 St Thomas Street, including a refurbishment of its lower ground floor offices,...

Plans to turn Ryde's former HSBC bank into 5 flats have been knocked back by Isle of Wight planners, due to ‘insufficient’ submitted information and heritage concerns. Listed building consent and a planning application for a conversion of office space...

“We demand that rocks on our roads are removed in seven days” - that is what a newly launched petition from a 'very angry Ventnor' is calling for. James Milburn’s 38 Degrees appeal, which has gathered over 150 signatures since...