A revised bid to build 12 houses with vehicle and pedestrian access on the edge of Newport has met with renewed backlash.
Newport & Carisbooke Community Council and 13 members of the public have filed objecting comments against Mrs C Ferns’ proposed development of land at Landscape Lane, between Staplers Road and Long Lane.
Criticisms of the application include concerns around road safety, pressure on infrastructure, parking space availability and the loss of greenfield land and wildlife.
The revised proposal, readvertised with a site notice on the Isle of Wight Council’s planning portal on 26th September, includes 3 bungalows, 2x 4-bed houses, 5x 3-bed houses and 2x 2-bed houses.
Recent revisions include an adjusted site boundary and general revisions to the application’s block plan, made public in September.
In a 10th October comment, Newport & Carisbrooke Community Council said the application would alter the rural appearance of the area, having a catastrophic effect on the lane.
The council’s submission said:
“This development does not provide any housing that there is a local need for and if approved, this application could result in the loss of farmland for food production.”
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Newport resident Helen Denness said in a comment published this week:
“There is still inadequate provision of footways for the scheme to be safe for pedestrians and is therefore contrary to the Isle of Wight Core Strategy Policy DM2 Design Quality for New Development.”
Joni Ade, who lives on the nearby Staplers Road, said:
“It is such a shame that this is still ongoing. Our infrastructure cannot support this development.
“Staplers Road and Long Lane are already suffering extremely heavy traffic particularly at rush hours.
“Cars and buses travel up and down Staplers at frightening speeds, way above the speed limit, using the roundabout at the bottom as a springboard.
“I expect the same can be said of Long Lane. There are regularly dead red squirrels, hedgehogs and other small animals in the road.”
Mrs Ferns’ attempts to develop the field adjacent to Landscape’s Lane’s hedgerow stretch back to December 2021.
“Local need” ?
There are currently 325 properties for sale in Newport on Rightmove.
No need.
“Local need” ?
There are currently 325 properties for sale in Newport on Rightmove.
No need.
Heaven forbid that anyone should try to develop ANYTHING on the Isle of Wight. When the NIMBYs are alone in their ivory towers with no shops,care or other infrastructure due to decline, I hope they’ll be very happy with their countryside.
That is because developers are greedy and
will build anywhere, even though properties are
not needed.
Too many rogue deals take place, the
infrastructure on the island is poor.
Majority of the island is falling apart and
the services are poor.
Stop building and make use of what you have,
there are so many empty derelict buildings
that could be done up and used.
” alter the rural appearance of the area ” ” catastrophic effect on this lane.”
” loss of farmland for food production “. Who are these people. This field is used to grow a crop that is used for the biofuel industry here on the Isle – not food, The application will improve the usefulness and safety of this lane by making it wider and improving the junction to Staplers Road and how on earth can this be catastrofic ?. If you speak with the planning department they will tell you we need 2 and 3 bed housing here on the Islan, at least they had said that to me. Please gather your information correctly before stating things that are not true.