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11th July 2026
The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council and 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 moreDetailsA chain behind some bars and restaurants on the Island is looking to expand. Following the success of other ‘Lobster’ ventures, Giancarlo Giancovich is looking to expand its latest addition, the Smoking Lobster in Cowes. The restaurant opened in May...
Read moreDetailsJust 2 years after a multi-million-pound redevelopment, a café on Totland Pier could be replaced by holiday rental rooms. The pier — which dates back to 1880 — was restored in a major scheme; with the old café pulled down...
Read moreDetailsThe following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council and 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 moreDetailsCabinet Member for Planning & Enforcement, Councillor Paul Fuller, will request that when Full Council meets on 18th January, more time is considered to allow the Cabinet to consider the implications of a new national planning consultation on both the...
Read moreDetailsThe following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council and 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 moreDetailsA ‘tired and dated’ but popular café on the popular Shanklin cliff path could be renovated with a flat on top. Fears have been raised about cliff stability with the demolish and rebuild plan. Blueberry’s Café, on the Cliff Path...
Read moreDetailsPlans have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council to partially demolish the former Woolworths building in Ryde to build 5 houses, as well as forming 4 flats on the 2nd floor of the retail unit. A planning application...
Read moreDetailsUpgrades are on the horizon for the Island's biggest and most popular landmark later this year. Plans have been submitted to upgrade the Grade II red and white striped lighthouse at The Needles, bringing it into the 21st century. Trinity...
Read moreDetailsAn extension to a cliff tunnel — which runs underneath a path in Lake and emerges as part of the cliff face overlooking Sandown Bay — has been approved by the Isle of Wight Council. It comes after fears of...
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