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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 dates5,005Searchable applications
362Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 3,420 approved or refused records
370Refused applications
3,050 approved · 370 refused · 203 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Oct 2020 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown24/01410/TW
T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, & T6: Common Oaks - Crown Lift foliage bearing crowns to 5m; reduce height and spread by approximately 1m (T5 shortest tree dimensions: 10m height reduced to 9m height; 5m spread reduced to 4m spread - T6 largest tree dimensions: 15m height reduced to 14m height; 6m spread reduced to 5m spread)T7: Common Oak - Dismantle to near ground level
Creekwood House Ashlake Copse Road Wootton Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33 4EY
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01411/DIS
Condition compliance application on 24/01013/HOU Condition 4 (Windows)
Pitts Cottage Lynch Lane Calbourne Newport Isle Of Wight PO30 4JQ
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01412/DIS
Condition compliance application on 24/01014/LBC Condition 4 (Windows)
Pitts Cottage Lynch Lane Calbourne Newport Isle Of Wight PO30 4JQ
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01413/NMA
Description: Non-material amendment on 23/00395/FUL for the following changes:1) To partially infill the land previously proposed as an external courtyard, to become internal floor area. The proposed use of the new internal area is a childrens waiting space, situated directly off of the main waiting area for the Fracture, Imaging and CDC departments. 2) The previously proposed Air Source Heat Pump Compound is proposed to be omitted. 3) The plant species specifications included within the proposed landscaping scheme are proposed to be altered.
St Marys Hospital Parkhurst Road Newport Isle Of Wight PO30 5TG
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01414/TW
T1; Ash tree to be raised up by removing the 3 lower limbs.T2; Magnolia tree to be pruned on lower limbs to raise above lawn.
26 Forest Road Newchurch Sandown Isle Of Wight PO36 0JY
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01415/FUL
Replacement dwelling (revised scheme)
Big Blue Afton Down Freshwater Isle Of Wight PO40 9TY
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01416/FUL
Replacement of 6 dormer windows
11 Wellington Court Augusta Road Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33 3AT
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01417/FUL
Proposed alterations and change of use of garage/workshop to form holiday unit
Little Orchard Newport Road Apse Heath Sandown Isle Of Wight PO36 0LS
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01418/TW
T1,2&3; Poplars - Pollard into main trunk at approx 8 metres.T4; Poplar - Reduce by approx 40%.
The Garland Ducie Avenue Bembridge Isle Of Wight PO35 5NF
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01419/TW
G1; Row of Lime trees - re pollard into previous pollard points
Brigstocke Terrace St Thomas Street Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33 2PD
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Unknown24/01420/HOU
Retention of garden shed, log store and entrance gates
10 Debourne Manor Drive Cowes Isle Of Wight PO31 8ES
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01421/HOU
Alterations to widen vehicular access and form parking area
41 Fishbourne Lane Wootton Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33 4EX
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Awaiting decision24/01422/NMA
Non-material amendment on 22/01791/HOU for amendment to en-suite window to alter from Full length to two smaller windows to match gun slot sizes, omission of approved extension to east of master suite. Internal alterations include amendments to new ensuite first floor layouts to master and bedroom 2Alteration to staircase designReplacement of recently added metal stairs with new spiral stairs up to top of tower
West Penthouse Fort Albert Monks Lane Freshwater Isle Of Wight PO40 9TB
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Unknown24/01423/TW
Holly Tree; Fell
The Lodge Popham Road Shanklin Isle Of Wight PO37 6RF
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01425/FUL
Proposed Change of Use from ancillary storage to a 1 bedroom residential flat (ground floor) Dwellinghouses C3(a).
Vectis Electrical Avenue Road Freshwater Isle Of Wight PO40 9UU
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01426/CLEUD
Lawful Development Certificate for the continued use of first floor as a residential dwellinghouse
Vectis Electrical Avenue Road Freshwater Isle Of Wight PO40 9UU
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01427/FUL
Demolition of building; Proposed construction of two detached dwellings with parking
Hamlet Court 6 Queens Road Cowes Isle Of Wight PO31 8BQ
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01429/LBC
Listed Building Consent for removal of roof tiles, battens and felt and replacement with new like for like roof tiles, battens and felt
Afton Farm House Newport Road Freshwater Isle Of Wight PO40 9UE
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01430/TW
Amended description 06/12/24T1; Chestnut - To reduce in height to a 30ft pollard, at selected points, leaving the tree shaped and formed with lower growth as new crown.
15 Chestnut Close Newport Isle Of Wight PO30 1YD
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01431/CLPUD
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed siting of a twin unit mobile home to be used as overnight/ancillary accommodation to the main dwellinghouse
6 Brook Road Calbourne Yarmouth Isle Of Wight PO41 0UD
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01432/TW
T1: Oak, Quercus robur - Crown lift to achieve a clearance of 3.5M-4M. Crown thin by approximately 25%
29 Pellhurst Road Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33 3BS
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Unknown24/01434/3MAPA
Prior approval for change of use of first and second floors from storage to create two flats
17 High Street Shanklin Isle Of Wight PO37 6JZ
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01435/FUL
Proposed installation of servi-locker prescription collection machine
43 High Street Wootton Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33 4LU
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decided24/01436/ADV
Non illuminated vinyl wrap in association with prescription collection locker
43 High Street Wootton Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33 4LU
Received 23 Sept 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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