Planning

Plans for new facilities at Wildheart Animal Sanctuary in Sandown - to house 2 very special brown bears - has been signed off by the Isle of Wight Council, with the bears set to arrive on the Isle of Wight...

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A major planning application for a renewable energy park near Wootton was withdrawn at the last minute from the agenda of a County Hall meeting on Tuesday. The planning committee was due to review Sunny Oaks Renewable Energy Park Ltd’s...

The second highest court in the land has ruled in favour of campaigners opposing the 473-home West Acre Park development in Ryde - but Island Echo understands the development will still proceed, despite the legal victory. Following a hearing at...

A major planning application for a renewable energy park south of Wootton will come under County Hall’s spotlight this evening (Tuesday). The planning committee will decide whether to approve Sunny Oaks Renewable Energy Park Ltd’s revised proposal for a solar...

A declined bid to build 2 new homes similar in shape to Scandinavian Longhouses in an Isle of Wight seaside village has been appealed. Jonathan Reece and Clare Hansall submitted an appeal over County Hall’s refusal to grant consent for...

Carbon monoxide fears are behind County Hall’s refusal of a ‘substandard’ 2-bedroom flat behind a new launderette in Sandown. The Isle of Wight Council declined Deven Thakrar’s proposed change of use of the rear of Island solicitors Jerome and Co’s...

Government inspectors have concluded that the Isle of Wight Council’s proposed housing target of 453 dwellings per year is not sound and must be increased to at least 703 dwellings annually, prompting questions about the future of the Island Planning...

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...

Questions were asked of a proposal for 9 ‘much-needed’, 3-bedroom houses on land in Wootton at a recent parish council meeting. Wootton Bridge councillors, including County Hall representative Sarah Redrup, raised concerns over Tradeamp Ltd’s application for 3-bedroom homes on...