The Isle of Wight Council has received more than 80 objections to plans for 54 houses — 19 of which are affordable — on a greenfield site in Niton.
Outline plans have been submitted by Tallulah Estates, for the wrap-around development, filling in agricultural land at Ladyacre Farm on Pan Lane.
Now the plan is to be discussed at a brought-forward meeting of Niton and Whitwell Parish Council’s planning committee tonight (Monday) in the village hall at 19:15.
The date of the meeting was changed to allow time for the council’s views to be submitted to the Isle of Wight Council before its deadline on Friday.
Planning agent for the scheme, Andrew White, said while a development of this scale would clearly result in change, the impact of the change must be considered and balanced with the benefits of the development.
Residents of the village, however, are objecting to the development citing concerns the increase in housing is too large for the area, flooding risk and negative affect on the dark skies designation ambition for the Island due to light pollution.
Another concern for residents is the potential impact of traffic and the proposed priority junction with Newport Road, described as being far too close to a blind bend in the road, creating a serious hazard to road users, horse riders and pedestrians.
Island Roads has looked at the plans, and while needing more information before it gives its final verdict on the scheme, has said the junction should be revised, but due to its excessive width and not positioning.
Parking on Newport Road could be shrunk further, Island Roads say, acknowledging it will have a negative impact on the already limited availability.
The primary school, doctors and local bus service are all said to be stretched, with few employment opportunities in the village, and there are fears the problems will only be exasperated further.
One objector said:
“Niton is a well balanced village at the moment but it is steadily approaching a point of overload with regards to the basic infrastructure.
“If this continues Niton will soon lose its identity as a village and it will very probably become a haven for second-home owners where the locals cannot afford to live, even with the so-called affordable homes.”
Another said:
“This type of development may answer the national housing shortage but does not relate to local needs and is inappropriate to Niton.”
You can view the application, 21/00793/OUT, by visiting the council’s planning register.
what is wrong with this tallulah estates – all i ever see is them submitting countless plans to build on greenfield sites and intentionally destroy the existing environment.
their scatter gun approach to applications in the hope that one will succeed is a disgusting way to conduct themselves. They need to be put out of business for wanton destruction of the environment and no consideration to the fact that the island doesn’t need more damned houses.
No more greenfield building. No more estates, we dont need them. Services are on the point of collapse now. Ignore central government directives, they know nothing of the island situation. Come on council show some guts.
It will get approved. All this council are concerned about is numbers
Here we go again another step towards the concrete jungle ….
16 affordable homes 64 massive profit homes…..
Let’s hope the council and planners finally grow a pair and say NO ….
The island hasn’t grown in size the jobs are not here !!!!!!!
The Hospital Doctors social care network will be overwhelming….
The infrastructure will not cope with all the traffic .
Government need to realise the problems all these new homes will cause to a Small Island !!!!!
Come on Councillors no gagging on this One ……
And so the onslaught continues. The people who hate to think that anyone could live somewhere nice, and put forward the argument that why should they be able to live somewhere reasonable when other people have to live in built up areas? will be over the moon. All part of making sure we are all squashed together like sardines in a can and expect us to like it. Something’s got to give eventually. How much more do they think we will take?
Most objections are about flooding to existing houses, inability for the present sewerage system to cope, water availability (bearing in mind we import 30% of our water to the island) danger of injury by additional cars on small country roads. We are happy for for new builds as long as they are actually affordable and not just lining the pockets of greedy developers. Maybe community built, owned locally and not second homes…. Just a thought
I wonder how many of the 80 objecters objected to the destruction of Westridge Farm?
I agree that this development should not be given permission.
Slight problem though, seeing as the Council keep passing the Ryde green field developments saying they haven’t a leg to stand on if they refuse, this will be passed.
The problem the planning committee have now is that other developers will see the green light being given in Ryde, and appeal any knock back that may happen saying ‘well you approved large-scale estates in Ryde, why not ours’. The public objections against greenfield are more or less the same in all cases, and the arguments couldn’t be stronger than for Ryde.
They really have made a rod for their own backs by making this really poor decision. It will haunt them.
Whitwell and Niton are as currupt as developers, look at there support for a monstrous development on green land recently, forcing near by residents to sell up, destruction of wild life and pollution to waterway. Well you get what you want if you are on Parish Council – shame ordinary residents can’t. Anyhow it’s a No to this.
To give any weight to the number of objections, the whole of Island residents need to unite and protest about every planning application submitted on the Island, regardless of it’s whereabouts, NOT just the applications on ones own doorstep.
Yeas ago, there was a petition going that said No more house building anywhere on the Isle of Wight as there has been far too much already. I signed it then never heard any more about it. It’s got a hell of a lot worse since then.
It will get approved, 80, 800, or 8000 objections won’t make a difference, the decision is made already I expect.
Unfortunately your probably right. Regarding Westridge Farm,the planners took no notice of Ryde Town Council, our MP, the NFU, Island Roads the 500 odd objections and most importantly the destruction of a working dairy farm. Just wonder if their local Councillor will be barred from the planning meeting?
It’s the ubiquitous Andrew White ‘copy and paste’ trope. Banging on about the benefits it will bring yet unable to cite any. He wrote exactly the same twaddle about proposed developments in Calbourne, Wellow etc. He’s a man on a mission while the Island has no adopted housing plan.
I copied and pasted my above comment from OTWight site. That’s irony for ya! 🙂
So when a developer says he wants to build 650 odd houses tell his yes as long as 600 are for good-quality social housing then he can’t say you’ve refused him