A new housing proposal next to Horsebridge Hill will help provide much-needed homes for Isle of Wight families, a local councillor has said.
Councillor Andrew Garratt, who represents Parkhurst and Hunnyhill, said he was pleased Captiva Homes’s latest planning application continues a partnership with housing association the Sovereign Network Group.
Captiva’s plans include 32 houses, a means of access, landscaping, and ancillary infrastructure on land at Acorn Farm. The proposed development extends from the phase one site currently under construction, according to E3S Consulting.
However, the leader of the Liberal Democrat group at County Hall also flagged concerns over the speed of traffic on the thoroughfare, a lack of adequately maintained pedestrian infrastructure and recent heavy rain overwhelming drains at the bottom of Horsebridge Hill, resulting in flooding.
Horsebridge Hill was during the summer subject to a one-way system as a result of works relating to the Island’s largest affordable housing development in a decade from Captiva Homes and Sovereign Network Group.
Cllr Garratt told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) this week:
“I am pleased to hear that this planning application continues the partnership with the housing association to help provide much-needed homes for Island families to rent and buy.
“It’s good to see ‘Local Connection’ in respect of living or working on the Isle of Wight is set out in the draft Section 106 legal agreement.
Article continues below this advertisement “If the application is approved the total number of homes in the development will be 177, which is less than the 203 originally allowed for the previous planning permission (subsequently revised to 145).
“There are, of course, issues related to any development, and I urge residents to raise these during the public consultation period. I have arranged to meet with the planning officer to go through any issues to make sure they are all properly addressed.”
Captiva’s latest proposal includes 20 houses classed as market housing, nine as social, affordable or intermediate rent and a further 3 designated as affordable home ownership, according to the developer’s application form.
Of the market housing, 9 are 2 bedroomed, another 9 have 3 bedrooms and 2 have 4 bedrooms or more.
Five of the social, affordable or intermediate rent homes are 2 bedroomed, three have 3 bedrooms and 1 is with 4 or more bedrooms.
There is one affordable home ownership property with 2 bedrooms and another 2 are 3 bedroomed.
Much needed homes for isle of wight families…. MORE MONEY FOR CAPTIVA.
Quite. What I don’t get is how these mostly very expensive properties can be called ‘ much -needed’ if it is true that ten percent of the Island housing stock lies empty?
Why back something if you know it’s going to cause flood problems? Numb nuts
So as long as you get a few supposed affordable properties you will accept flooding as a result, the only way to stop flooding is to stop concreting over fields.
Councillors will approve anything that is not in their
back yard.
What a ridiculous idea if there is a risk of flooding.
And the award for most unimaginative, dull, simplistic architecture goes to… It’ll be a blessing when they’re washed away
Inevitable flooding now just carry on building never the less ridiculous greedy crap tiva greedy developers & greedy council says it all . . . !
What a load of bollocks..money now in some pockets forget what tomorrow brings..