A former timber yard in the centre of Newport could become a block of flats.
The site, on West Street, Newport, next to Malcolm Dyer Court, which is currently only a concrete space, would add 6 flats in a 3-storey building.
A company based in Southampton, Harding Holdings UK, is asking the Isle of Wight Council to develop the brownfield site to provide ‘much-needed housing’.
The building would include 2x 1-bedroom flats and 4x 2-bedrooms with 9 parking spaces and 6 bicycle storage spaces.
Planning agents for the site said it was a highly sustainable location and the flats represented an efficient and effective use of the former yard.
A grassed garden area would also be provided for residents.
Comments on the application, 20/00661/FUL, can be made until 26th June via the council’s planning portal.
Brilliant..
I see half sausage seely isn’t protesting against this.
Much needed housing? A goodly portion of housing is holiday homes.
“much needed housing”, maybe there should be a clause there. “affordable”, I do hope 2nd homeowners will not buy any, as there are a lot of people who are still living with parents who need a place to start out.
it is not needed.
What is needed, is that they remove all the concrete and rubbish, relay some grass, plant some trees and return it to nature -so that the area gets freshened up.
what is with the obsession about building concrete, benefit hutches for yet more dregs to get effing wasted in.