A modern 4-bedroom family home could be built in a flood zone on the Isle of Wight, with all its ‘habitable rooms’ located upstairs.
Lucror Estates has applied for planning permission to build a detached two-storey house, classed as ‘market housing’, with parking and landscaping and demolish existing buildings on land behind 1 – 3 Oakhill Road in Seaview.
The site is in Flood Zone 3a meaning there is a ‘high probability’ of flooding, a submission from flood risk experts Aegaea says.
Lucror Estates’s proposal is a ‘high-quality’ design that will ‘integrate harmoniously into its context’ and ‘contribute positively to the architectural diversity of Oakhill Road’, according to a Design, Access and Sustainability Statement from Ascot Design.
It says:
“The site originally contained a single-storey building with associated storage buildings, which historically served the Toll House holiday bungalow and garages for Plots 1–3.
“The proposed structure is a two-storey building. Due to the site’s location within a flood zone, the ground floor has been designed to accommodate non-habitable rooms, including a garage, workshop, gym, store, utility room, WC, and cloakroom.
“All habitable rooms — bedrooms, kitchen, dining, and living areas — are located on the first floor. The house is partially embedded into the natural slope of the site and will benefit from a good-sized garden, with potential sea views from the first-floor level.”
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A public consultation on application 25/01205/FUL closes on 26th September and a decision is expected on 21st October.
Only an idiot would allow for a property to be built in
a flood risk location.
Let’s see what happens, funny things happen on the
Isle of Wight!
Not Numptyville for nothing
Lol