A major development could see at least 19 homes built on the outskirts of the Isle of Wight’s county town.
Gallantgreen’s hybrid plans for housing south of Forest Road, Newport, with associated access and infrastructure as well as a garage demolition proposal have been readvertised.
The scheme, which also includes an outline application for residential development including means of access and open space, relates to land west of Hornbeam Close, The Willows, Aspen Close and north of Sylvan Drive.
There has previously been significant opposition to proposed development at the site, including from Newport and Carisbrooke Community Council and county councillors Ray Redrup and Joe Lever.
The council was told of concerns such as a negative impact on public rights of ways, a lack of affordable housing, harm to wildlife habitats, flood risk, disquiet over increased traffic and sewage overcapacity.
Gallantgreen’s agent, BCM, said seven of the homes included in the application already have consent in a recent letter to planners.
A submitted ecological impact assessment from E3S Consulting on Gallantgreen’s behalf meanwhile said the proposal will not have a negative impact on the site and its surrounding habitats, species or ecosystems.
It would instead provide opportunities to ‘ecologically enhance’ the site for the benefit of wildlife, the document said.
County Hall’s public consultation on application 23/01410/FUL is live until 18th May. A final decision date has not yet been publicised.
And John Wooldridge if he is still is a director on this Company and he bought up all the land and bottom of Hunnyhill when we lived in Hawthorn close decades ago to keep putting in planning for ,the island doesn’t need any more Wooldridge Estates our laughably called Executive style house was wrong from the word go including patio doors that fell out!! Teething problems we were told! We left sharpish for the mainland!and he cares not a jot about others environmental needs only his own!.
Like all developers, let them build in their own
back garden, not others.
The photograph is not showing the proposed ‘development’ from a sufficient ‘height’ for us to judge it’s position.