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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Isle of Wight Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
3,364 approved · 438 refused · 238 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Oct 2020 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The Coach House Love Lane Bembridge Isle Of Wight PO35 5NH
Received 4 Aug 2025Stone Ridge Undercliff Drive Niton Ventnor Isle Of Wight PO38 2LY
Received 4 Aug 2025Northclose House Northclose Road Bembridge Isle Of Wight PO35 5XP
Received 4 Aug 2025Farthings Undercliff Drive Niton Ventnor Isle Of Wight PO38 1XF
Received 4 Aug 2025114 High Street Bembridge Isle Of Wight PO35 5SQ
Received 4 Aug 20251A Ternal Mead Godshill Ventnor Isle Of Wight PO38 3LJ
Received 4 Aug 2025Afton Stables Newport Road Freshwater Isle Of Wight
Received 5 Aug 2025Random Stones Rectory Road Niton Ventnor Isle Of Wight PO38 2AU
Received 5 Aug 20252 Popham Road Shanklin Isle Of Wight PO37 6RF
Received 5 Aug 2025St Helens Cottage Duver Road St Helens Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33 1XY
Received 5 Aug 2025Dairy Crest Drive Newport Isle Of Wight PO30 5QQ
Received 5 Aug 20258 Cherrytree Road Nettlestone Seaview Isle Of Wight PO34 5JF
Received 5 Aug 2025Richmond Youngwoods Way Alverstone Garden Village Sandown Isle Of Wight PO36 0HE
Received 5 Aug 202536 Pallance Road Northwood Cowes Isle Of Wight PO31 8LW
Received 5 Aug 2025Land Rear Of Culverthorpe And Woodmans Way Skinners Lane Newchurch Isle Of Wight Sandown
Received 6 Aug 2025Cornerstone Princelett Shute Newchurch Sandown Isle Of Wight PO36 0JU
Received 6 Aug 2025Rowborough 32 Arthurs Hill Shanklin Isle Of Wight PO37 6EX
Received 6 Aug 20252 Guyer Cottages Blackbridge Road Freshwater Isle Of Wight PO40 9QJ
Received 6 Aug 20256 Howard Road Shanklin Isle Of Wight PO37 6HD
Received 6 Aug 2025Withyfields Shalfleet Newport Isle Of Wight PO30 4QA
Received 6 Aug 202524 Alderbury Road Newport Isle Of Wight PO30 5DR
Received 6 Aug 2025Bourne Leisure Limited The Bembridge Coast Hotel Fishermans Walk Bembridge Isle Of Wight PO35 5TH
Received 6 Aug 2025Annexe 114 Carisbrooke Road Newport Isle Of Wight PO30 1DF
Received 6 Aug 2025165 High Street Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33 2HS
Received 6 Aug 2025Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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