The Isle of Wight Council has applied to convert a Ryde home into a mixed residential and house in multiple occupation use to provide temporary accommodation for homeless families.
Plans submitted for 26 Circular Road in Elmfield seek permission for a mixed C3 residential and sui generis HMO use.
The application states the property could accommodate up to 7 or 8 people and would retain flexibility to operate either as a standard dwelling or an HMO. Planning documents also refer to 2 families sharing communal areas.
However, the Isle of Wight Council says its intention is to divide the property into 2 separate units which would provide temporary accommodation for 2 small local families facing homelessness.
According to the submitted floor plans, the house would contain 3 bedrooms, 2 living rooms, a dining room, kitchen and utility room.
The application has been made by the Isle of Wight Council itself, with the authority confirming it purchased the property in March 2026.
An Isle of Wight Council spokesperson has said:
“The Isle of Wight Council currently owns 26 Circular Road and acquired the property in March 2026. The property is a two bedroom house with an extension, and its layout makes it suitable to be converted into two separate units, which would be used to house two small families.
Article continues below this advertisement “The properties will be used as temporary accommodation for local families who are homeless.”
Planning records show the property was previously owned by Medina Borough Council before being sold into private ownership in 1990.
HMOs is the best way to reduce the waiting list for
persons waiting to be housed.
this will be full of male illegal migrants
Why does a council need permission.
I thought councils run the show and do what is best for
the island.
Here they come
The island are lucky to be free of such persons.
Bournemouth is swamped.
Lucky old neighbours.
locals or enrichment arrivals
It shouldn’t matter really. It’ll be based on must pressing needs or most suitable solution.
Your naiviety is amusing, illegal immigrants and those seeking so called asylum from countries that they have never visited are given priority of local based families, that is not my take on the situation but the policy of this labour government.
I wonder if planning will deny this application for not being in keeping with the surrounding area.
Planning work for the council, so I doubt planning
will be refused.
local Housing for Local People ,,nothing wrong with that !!
More like local housing for whoever the council chooses
to house.
I bet they’ll give themselves permission for that. Very quick to turn down other developers though…
\i believe a clearer explanantion is required from the council on what they determine islocal homeless, are these isle of wight families that have previously been removed from local authority or social housing companies for whatever reason or is the term local being taken to extreme and they are in fact asylum families that have been temporarily housed somewhere else n the island.
Beginning of the end. They (HMOs with new arrivals) will be coming to all streets soon.