Controversial plans for 4 low-cost homes on land currently used as a garden have been withdrawn after a landowner said they had not been asked for permission.
Penny Downer applied for planning consent to build 2 pairs of semi-detached chalet bungalows on land behind 109-113 Old Road in East Cowes.
The proposal was met with significant resistance, including from the Isle of Wight Society, East Cowes Town Council and independent ward councillor Karl Love.
Concerns raised included overdevelopment, highway safety, the housing being out of character, poor design quality, an overlooking risk and an infestation of Japanese Knotweed.
Ms Downer’s agent, Paul Stack, previously said the benefits in providing low-cost homes within an underused urban plot clearly outweighed any possible identified harm. It says
“The minor and sympathetic scale of the redevelopment are such as to ensure that the proposed works will not impact on the amenities of any nearby residential occupiers,”
On 14th October, the company Saraward wrote to the Isle of Wight Council saying it had investigated the application and noted that part of the proposed development land is under its ownership. It added:
“The company has not been asked for its permission to develop its own land and does not give permission for its land to be included in the application. In our submission the application should be rejected,”
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