Planning

An eyesore in Shanklin will be sold by the Isle of Wight Council to make way for the ‘Island’s first’ apart-hotel and a climbing wall. The decision was made at the council’s cabinet meeting on Monday in private due to...

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...

Plans for 50 homes at Puckpool have been given the go-ahead, despite more than 180 objections and claims it would destroy the area. 18 months since the plans were first submitted for the former Harcourt Sands holiday centre golf course...

New life could be breathed into a prominent Sandown town centre building after plans were put forward to renovate the derelict Esplanade Hotel. Once a favourite of Rockstar's, The Esplanade Hotel, on the High Street, has stood empty for years...

Plans have been put forward to turn the dormant Natwest building on Riverway Industrial Estate in Newport into a GP practice. It would see the top floor of the building turned into a GP practice helping to meet the demands...

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...

More than 180 objections have been lodged against the 50-home scheme put forward for Puckpool Hill in Ryde, which is coming before the Isle of Wight Council for the 3rd time in 18 months. First submitted by the RJB SIBA...

Plans have been put forward for 3 new 5G antennas to be installed at County Hall in Newport, as mobile network Three looks to boost internet and connectivity coverage on the Island.  The mobile phone provider looks set to be...

Plans to convert an empty bank on Sandown High Street into a 4-bedroom house are recommended for refusal by planning officers after the change of property use was deemed 'undesirable'. The plan first came before the Isle of Wight Council...

The lifeguard station on the seafront in Ryde will be improved in time for the busy summer season after upgrades to its base were approved. Plans were submitted by Ryde Town Council to the Isle of Wight Council earlier this...