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Isle of Wight Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Isle of Wight Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates4,744Searchable applications
362Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 3,218 approved or refused records
346Refused applications
2,872 approved · 346 refused · 197 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Oct 2020 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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More application records
- Decided24/00373/TW
**5 DAY NOTICE**Holm Oak Tree - Remove. Replace with Holm Oak Tree that will grow to the same size as the tree being removed.
Ellacombe Circular Road Seaview Isle Of Wight PO34 5ET
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00374/HOU
Proposed garden room
Former Beech Grove Surgery The Mall Brading Sandown Isle Of Wight PO36 0DE
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00375/HOU
Proposed single storey side extension; replacement raised roof to form additional living accommodation at first floor level; removal of chimney; alterations to include cladding
Lark Rise Heathfield Road Bembridge Isle Of Wight PO35 5UW
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00376/RVC
Variation of condition 2 on 23/01534/RVC to allow changes to parking layouts as approved under condition 4
44 Worsley Road Gurnard Cowes Isle Of Wight PO31 8JR
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00377/TW
T1; Oak (Quercus robur) - Dismantle.
15 Westwood Road Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33 3BJ
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00378/TW
T1; Oak (Quercus robur) - Dismantle.
9A Westwood Road Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33 3BJ
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00379/RVC
Variation of condition 2 on 23/00676/HOU to allow construction of detached utility and sun room cabin (revised plan)
81 St Johns Road Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33 2RP
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00380/FUL
Proposed detached building forming annexe
Longwood Lower Road Adgestone Sandown Isle Of Wight PO36 0HL
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Unknown24/00381/6PA
Agricultural prior notification for proposed agricultural storage barn
Pondacre Farm Yarmouth Road Calbourne Newport Isle Of Wight PO30 4LZ
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00382/TW
Lime tree - Remove to ground level.
Flat 5 1 Alexandra Road Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33 1LT
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00383/HOU
Proposed alterations to include replacement fenestration, balcony railings and masonry paint
Mari Laetare Esplanade Ventnor Isle Of Wight PO38 1JX
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Withdrawn24/00384/CLPUD
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed change of use from hairdressers to residential flat
55 Warwick Street Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33 2HY
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00385/HOU
Proposed replacement of kitchen and bedroom windows on rear elevation; replacement of bathroom window on front elevation; replacement of lean-to/conservatory on rear elevation with new glazed roof lean-to canopy
37 Melville Street Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33 2AN
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00386/LBC
Listed Building Consent for proposed replacement of kitchen and bedroom windows on rear elevation; replacement of bathroom window on front elevation; replacement of lean-to on rear elevation with new glazed roof lean-to canopy; demolition of internal partition wall in kitchen
37 Melville Street Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33 2AN
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00387/HOU
Proposed single storey side extension
1 Aldermoor Terrace Norton Green Freshwater Isle Of Wight PO40 9RZ
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00388/HOU
Demolition of conservatory; proposed ground and first floor rear extensions
8 Butts Road Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33 3JH
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00389/FUL
Retention of open sided barn, four storage containers and three static caravans in association with construction of approved scheme P/01579/16
Former Arreton Garden And Aquatic Centre Hale Common Arreton Isle Of Wight
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00390/CLPUD
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed single storey rear extension
41 Beckford Road Cowes Isle Of Wight PO31 7SG
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00391/TW
T1; Beech - Fell to near ground level
13 Green Lane Northwood Cowes Isle Of Wight PO31 8QG
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00392/TW
Amendment received 06/06/02024:Monkey Puzzle Tree - Deadwood; Remove any brown limbs Yew Tree - Slight 10% Crown Thin/Reduce. Grisilinia (over path)- Remove lowest limb on base of tree; Slight crown reduction as needed. 2x Sycamore (by path) - Remove to ground level. Sycamore (by church yard) - Remove all overhanging limbs; Prune back limbs over neighbouring property, and sever ivy at base. 1x Sycamore - Remove smallest bough limb; Remove lowest 5x limbs; Prune back overhanging limbs; Sever Ivy. Group of 3x Sycamore - Remove 1x tree. Lime Tree - Remove smallest tree; Remove all suckers from base of tree; Remove any overhanging limbs. Hornbeam Tree - Remove to ground level and leave smaller tree at base. Sycamore Tree (near road/ neighbouring property) - Remove to ground level. Bay Shrubs, all to be either coppiced or shaped. 1x Sycamore (on driveway) - Removed. 1x Sycamore (on drive) -To have right hand stem removed, leaving as a 1m stub cut. 1x Sycamore - Tips crowned over drive. 1x Turkey oak - Crown clean, dead wood and thin.
Uppermount Bonchurch Village Road Ventnor Isle Of Wight PO38 1RG
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00393/TW
T1; Yew - Lift to approximately 3 metres (minor growth), incorporating a tip reduction of no more then 1.5 metres and crown clean leaving primary rubbing/crossing limbs.
24 Melville Street Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33 2AW
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Withdrawn24/00394/TW
T1; English Plane - Crown lifting to 4 m above ground; Crown thinning by 30%; Pollarding by 30%.T2; Lime - Crown lifting to 4 m above ground; Crown thinning by 30%; Pollarding by 30%.
6 Park Rise Sandown Isle Of Wight PO36 9FJ
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00395/DIS
Condition compliance application on 21/01017/FUL relating to conditions 7 (junction details), 8 (wheel cleaning), 9 (soft landscape scheme) and 12 (tree protection)
Land East Of Eversleigh Ningwood Hill Shalfleet Isle Of Wight
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Unknown24/00396/TW
T1; Eucalyptus - Fell to near ground levelT2; Leyland Cypress - Fell to near ground level
Thistle Finches Town Lane Porchfield Isle Of Wight PO30 4PA
Received 12 Mar 2024
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Isle of Wight Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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