Planning

Bembridge Harbour will get a new 19.7m houseboat with 27 rooftop solar panels, despite opposition from a neighbour. The council approved Peter Mikkelsen’s proposal to assemble Avocet III in Bembridge Harbour, next to Embankment Road. His plans also include 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 well-established Isle of Wight service station is looking to build a large industrial building to house three of its most valuable ‘heavy duty’ vehicles. Mr D. Radford of Bartletts Service Station submitted a planning application to to construct a...

A pub in the centre of Cowes will start serving hot food using a converted horse box in its beer garden. County Hall gave planning permission to G. Jennings and L. Gulliver to position a trailer in the garden of...

Over a year after a serious house fire on Brading's New Road left one property destroyed and another significantly damaged, plans have now been submitted to rebuild 1 of the affected homes. It was at around 02:40 in the morning...

A 27-unit housing development will be built on a greenfield site in Northwood, despite 24 objections and opposition from 2 local councils. County Hall gave Robert Gordon of Wight & West Country Developments permission to construct 27 homes to the...

New flats including a ‘starter home’ that was ‘designed with families in mind’ will be built in the centre of Sandown. Council planners approved Andrew Bishop’s application to construct a 3.5 metre 2-storey extension and carry out an internal renovation...

Sandown's Los Altos Park will be upgraded with 8 new pieces of play equipment as part of an approved works scheme. Council planners gave Sandown Town Council (STC) permission to install play equipment and related impact absorbing surfaces at Los...

An Isle of Wight campaign group’s 'historic' challenge against a County Hall planning decision will be heard in the second highest court in the land over the next few days. Greenfields (IOW) Ltd’s bid to stop 473 homes being built...

Godshill's Olive Garden tea rooms will be converted into a 3-bedroom house, with a smaller replacement tea room built alongside. County Hall has given Daniel Palmer consent to turn The Olive Garden cafe and tea rooms on the High Street...