Up to 50 houses could be built on Puckpool Hill – opposite the former Harcourt Sands Holiday Park
Following pre-application consultation earlier in the year, the applicant RJB SIBA Trust has put forward outline plans for a range of 2 to 5-bedroom houses on the top of Puckpool Hill.
The outline plans mean only the access, landscaping and other associated works are to be determined at this stage, with other matters, including the layout of the development, coming later.
The greenfield site, which was formerly used by the holiday park as a recreation field and golf course, had been identified by the Isle of Wight Council in the draft Island Planning Strategy Development Plan as providing space for homes.
Agents WYG said a meeting has been requested with the council to discuss the viability of providing affordable housing on the site.
9x 2-beds, 13x 3-beds, 24x 4-beds and potentially 4x 5-bed houses are proposed for the site.
According to the agents’ design statement, the proposed scale and layout would ‘respect and preserve the character and appearance of the locality’.
Feedback from the pre-application consultation saw concerns raised about the development of the greenfield land and the impact on wildlife but some comments supported the need for housing.
It is also proposed the pedestrian safety will be improved by widening the road at Puckpool Hill, building a new footway on Appley Road and bus stop improvements at Thornton Cross.
View the plans or comment on the application, 20/01733/OUT, via the Isle of Wight Council’s planning portal.
Its Greenfield. No development should be allowed AT ALL. END OF.
But of course if there is a profit in it, and some “favours” to be granted – ignore the rules! Profit is all that matters. Screw the Island and what the Islanders want, eh IWC?.
Strewth, you leave a large patch of grass unattended and the buggers cannot wait to slap houses on it.
Dont leave a garden gate open, they will build in someones Garden.
They are a bunch of greedy —–
The only way to respect and preserve the character and appearance of the locality is not to build these benefit hutches at all.
and why are they trying to build on more greenland, when the old harcourt sands is across the road
what is the matter with these idiots – why are so many thick, stupid, unintelligent people trying to concrete over the entire island – have they not the first clue about the environment.
come on council – you said climate emergency, you said the island has biosphere status.
there should be complete preservation of all greenland, as it is the only thing capable of naturally extracting C02 from the atmosphere, excluding the seas.
You say thick and stupid people how about the person who thinks 2 to 5 bedroom houses are benefit hutches.
how many large families arrive in this country and leech off the taxpayer, with a nice five bed house – come on stu – this is basic stuff.
Not another development….! St Helen’s the other day now Puckpool Hill, the infrastructure won’t be able support all the proposed developments, we should be looking to develop tourism to bring in money for local businesses.
Seaview will soon join Ryde. Then as Ryde swells in size with many undesirables filling many of the new homes, Seaview resident, when here, will likely experience some of the horrors that such bring to our Island, first hand.
Vote this greedy council OUT next time. Moaning will achieve nothing.
This council are ruining this Island and destroying our children’s future here.
They are not fit for purpose and must be removed.
Number 1 eyesore on the Island is County Hall, why not knock the —-hole down and build on that site!
Oh come on, what the f**k are this bloody council up to. More damn houses. Let’s all swallow up or the green space. I have noticed my comments are being not posted, why, maybe because the council now has a grip on the Island Echo. Shame on you.
I’m from London and it’s great to see some more housing being built.
I’m hoping my friends can purchase these as a second home as I’ve already got one in Seaview.
Of course you have. Now, check your watch, time to sign-on soon.
Nonsense. Trolls don’t have friends. Try harder.
Look in the mirror 😉
How can you be from London and not be stabbed yet?
More Tory fascism.
Build build build 80 percent of island WAS Greenland now it’s getting ruined council are a joke are they building bigger hospital doctor’s surgery schools answer NO come on council man up and say no more you are ruining this beautiful island
Brilliant news.