Planning
Every Friday Island Echo publishes a list of planning applications submitted to the Isle of Wight Council. You'll also find other planning-related stories in this category.
DOZENS OF OBJECTIONS AS COUNCIL RULES ON 3 MAJOR ISLE OF WIGHT DEVELOPMENTS
A mixed-use development with 60 homes, five ‘high quality’ houses next to a former Isle of Wight train station and a conversion of a seafront hotel in a ‘very poor state of repair’ - these were 3 the most high-profile...
Read moreDetailsCONTROVERSIAL ST HELENS HOUSING SCHEME APPROVED DESPITE OVER 20 OBJECTIONS
A total of 5 ‘high quality’ houses will be built next to a former train station in St Helens, despite more than 20 objections from the public.
Read moreDetailsTOWN COUNCIL EXPLORES COMPULSORY PURCHASE POWERS TO TACKLE DERELICT SITES
An Isle of Wight town council will look into the use of compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) as a long-term solution to dereliction and vacant land problems.
Read moreDetailsCOUNCIL URGED TO ACT OVER ROADWORKS DISRUPTION AND LACK OF ENGAGEMENT
Residents have told the Isle of Wight Council of ‘ongoing disruption’ from roadworks, concerns continuing to go ‘largely unaddressed’ and a lack of prior engagement with affected businesses.
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT PLANNING APPLICATIONS: 27TH MARCH 2026
The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council.
Read moreDetailsWAREHOUSE IN NEWPORT TOWN CENTRE COULD BECOME 2-BED HOME
Part of a warehouse in the centre of the Isle of Wight’s county town could be transformed into residential accommodation.
Read moreDetailsCARAVAN PARK SITE COULD MAKE WAY FOR 6 NEW HOMES IN ST HELENS
A total of 6 homes may be built on a brownfield site at an Isle of Wight caravan park.
Read moreDetailsMAJOR RESTORATION APPROVED FOR HISTORIC OSBORNE HOUSE STABLES
Major restoration work at the Grade II* listed former royal stables at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight has been approved.
Read moreDetailsNATURAL ENGLAND FLAGS CONCERNS OVER PROPOSED NORTH WIGHT MARINA
A project to build a 145-berth leisure marina in an Isle of Wight harbour will have a likely ‘significant effect’ on the Solent Maritime Special Area of Conservation (SAC), Natural England has said.
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT PLANNING APPLICATIONS: 20TH MARCH 2026
The following planning applications and appeals have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council.
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