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Isle of Wight Council
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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 dates5,892Searchable applications
366Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 4,040 approved or refused records
472Refused applications
3,568 approved · 472 refused · 261 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Oct 2020 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- Registered26/01278/FUL
Demolition of dwelling; Proposed replacement dwelling
Oak Lea Hamstead Road Shalfleet Yarmouth Isle Of Wight PO41 0YB
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01279/HOU
Demolition of garage; Proposed replacement garage, new entrance gates and stone piers; replacement retaining wall; alterations to driveway
60 Solent View Road Gurnard Cowes Isle Of Wight PO31 8JZ
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Decided26/01280/DIS
Condition compliance application on 26/00600/FUL for conditions 5 (Tree Protection) and 6 (Removal of Road Markings)
16 West Street Newport Isle Of Wight PO30 1PR
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01281/TW
3974; Fraxinus excelsior - Removal to ground level.Reason: Fully defoliated standing dead tree on top of wall, among sycamore, over footpath below.3975; Fraxinus excelsior (two ash with composite crown) - Removal to ground level. Reason: One now >90% defoliated. Target includes perimeter footpath, low occupancy. 3976; Aesculus hippocastanum - Remove to ground level. Reason: Historical apical stem loss, leaving large lateral - now with old ffb (possibly Trametes versicolour) and decay at primary union. Lateral primary highly likely to split out at stem onto footpath.3977; Fraxinus excelsior - Remove. Reason: Crown dieback, deadwood and poor vitality overall. Multiple I.hispidus brackets along stem and primary limbs. Decline considered irreversible.3978; Fraxinus excelsior - Monolith to crownbreak.Reason: Significant crown dieback, multiple ffb of D.concentrica throught stem and limbs.
Carisbrooke Castle Castle Hill Carisbrooke Newport Isle Of Wight PO30 1XY
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01282/HOU
Removal of raised decking; Proposed extension to create raised patio including pergola
29 Fishbourne Lane Wootton Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33 4EZ
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Unknown26/01284/TW
Pittosporum - Remove. Reason: Damaging stone wall and is starting to interfere with our telephone line.
Cliff Cottage Seven Sisters Road St. Lawrence Ventnor Isle Of Wight PO38 1XA
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01285/LBC
Listed Building Consent for refurbishment of walkway within the non-operational area between zones 1 and 3 involving the replacement of timber walkways with grey coloured Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) mesh/grating
Ryde Pier Esplanade Ryde Isle Of Wight
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01286/FUL
Retention of galvanised palisade fence and gate
124 - 126 High Street Newport Isle Of Wight PO30 1TP
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01287/LBC
Listed Building Consent for retention of galvanised palisade fence and gate
124 - 126 High Street Newport Isle Of Wight PO30 1TP
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01288/TW
T1; Bay - Remove.T2; Holm oak - Pollard to c.8m, remove 2x stems growing out to SE side towards front of house.T3; Monterey cypress - Remove.T4; Pine - Remove dead/damaged branches/stubs to improve appearance.T5; Pittosporum - Remove.T6; Horse chestnut - Crown lift for c.3m clearance above ground level, retaining arching limb along fence but reduce larger limb over road back to main fork & remove sub-laterals for clearance of larger vehicles.T7; Oak - Crown reduce by 40%.T8; White poplar - Remove 3 leaning stems and treat stumps, clear ivy and dwd from remaining stem.T9; Monterey pine - Remove secondary stem to gl.T10; Clear ivy and dwd for future inspections.T11; Sycamore - Remove.T12; Oak - Clear Ivy.T13, T28, T32, and T33; White Poplar - Remove. T14; Monterey pine - Crown lift to remove 3 lowest limbs to reshape, remove dwd. T15; Corsican pine - Crown lift to give 10m clear lower trunk, remove dwd & ivy.T16; Corsican pine - Crown lift to give 10m clear lower trunk, remove dwd.T19 and T20; Corsican pine - Remove.T21; Corsican pine - Remove lowest weak limb, dwd & ivy.T22; Corsican pine - Remove dead branches & monitor future health.T23; Holm oak - Remove.T24; Corsican pine - Remove dwd.T25; Corsican pine - Crown lift to remove lowest 2 branches to reshape, remove dwd.T26; Corsican pine - Crown lift to remove lowest 2 branches to reshape, remove dwd and branch stubs.T27; Corsican pine - Crown lift to remove lowest 4 weak branches below main fork, remove dwd & branch stubs.T29; Corsican pine - Remove dwd/branch stubs to clean stem.T30; Corsican pine - Crown lift to remove lowest 2 branches to E, remove dwd/branch stubs.T31; Tamarisk - Remove.T34; Holm oak - Remove.T35; Corsican pine - Remove lower branch to S and dwd.T36; Holm oak - Remove.T37; Holm oak and White poplar - Remove.T38; Oak - Reduce N. limb by c.2m.T39; Corsican pine - Remove 3 lowest limbs, remove dwd.T40; Corsican pine - Remove dwd.
Moorlands The Duver St Helens Isle Of Wight PO33 1XZ
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01289/FUL
Proposed construction of terrace of three dwellings with associated access, private amenity space, refuse and cycle storage, landscaping, drainage works and reinstatement of vehicular crossover
Land Between 24 And 26 Newport Street Ryde Isle Of Wight
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01290/TW
T1; Pendunculate Oak (Quercus robur) - Dismantle to standing monolithic. Deadwood at approximately 2.5M.Reason: Tree is dead,diseased with evidence of Pinhole borer (Platypus cylindrus) to the base and in immediate proximity to property.T2; Pendunculate Oak (Quercus robur) - Prune overhang to car park side approximately 20%.Reason: Tree has movement at the base and in the event of failure tree needs to be weighted to the copse side to reduce the leverage over the car park.
1 Treefields Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33 3NT
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01291/DIS
Condition compliance application on 26/00475/LBC for conditions 3 (Door and Window Details) and 5 (Terminals of Services)
Pyle House 137 Pyle Street Newport Isle Of Wight PO30 1JW
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01292/DIS
Condition compliance application on 26/00474/FUL for conditions 3 (Door and Window Details) and 4 (Terminals of Services)
Pyle House 137 Pyle Street Newport Isle Of Wight PO30 1JW
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01293/LBC
Listed Building Consent for alterations in connection with change of use to residential dwelling house
Pyle House 137 Pyle Street Newport Isle Of Wight PO30 1JW
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01295/HOU
Removal of existing balcony and porch canopy; Proposed porch on front elevation with balcony and balustrade above
Rocky Tor Steephill Road Ventnor Isle Of Wight PO38 1UF
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01296/LBC
Listed Building Consent for partial demolition of conservatory; proposed replacement walls and roof to conservatory base; proposed new roof to wc
Kings Manor Farm Blackgang Road Niton Isle Of Wight PO38 2BN
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01297/TW
T1; Poplar - Reduce to previous points, reducing height from 13m to 10m and spread from 5m to 4m.T2; Prunus - Remove low branches in the southeast corner of the garden to raise crown to 2m.T3; Oak - Reduce previous dimensions: north 4m; east 4m; south 3m; west 3m, by thinning.T4; Hornbeam - Reduce the low primary branch to the north over Gold Street to 3m.T5; Dead elm (on western boundary) - Remove.T6; Common ash - Re-pollard.T7; Manna ash - Re-pollard.T8; Manna ash - Re-pollard.
Causeway Cottage Gold Street Newtown Isle Of Wight PO30 4PA
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Unknown26/01298/TW
Sycamore - Remove. Self-sown specimen, growing from hedge. Reason: Tree is beginning to interfere with the adjacent oak. It has no future as a viable, maturing tree.Bay group - Remove. Reason: Outgrown row of ornamentally trimmed bays.
Fishers Cottage New Road Brighstone Newport Isle Of Wight PO30 4BB
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01299/FUL
Proposed detached dwelling
Land Between 2 Rochford And Former St Helens Service Station Latimer Road St Helens Isle Of Wight
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01300/HOU
Demolition of sun room; proposed single storey extensions on south and north elevations; alterations and conversion of garage to form additional living accommodation; replacement windows and doors
Woodcreek New Road Wootton Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33 4JW
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01301/FUL
Retention of barn
Part OS Parcel 9792 Gotten Lane Chale Isle Of Wight
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01302/FUL
Proposed detached dwelling with access and parking; landscaping and boundary treatments
Land Adjacent 24 Halford Close Sandown Isle Of Wight PO36 9DZ
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01303/NMA
Non material amendment on 20/01016/FUL to remove wording (inclusive of 35% affordable housing) from the description of the development
Land South Of Appley Road North Of Bullen Road And East Of Hope Road (West Acre Park) Ryde Isle Of Wight
Received 18 Sept 2026
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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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