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Island Plan

The Island Planning Strategy sets out how the council’s planning decisions could contribute to achieving the council’s vision for the Isle of Wight.

It will deal with future needs and opportunities in relation to infrastructure, homes, jobs and businesses, community facilities and the environment.

It will also set out the principles that will guide future development, including housing and employment land.

Details about the draft Island Planning Strategy (Apr 22) can be found on the council’s Website.

Below are articles relating to the Island Plan

crane above building site with blue sky in background

9, July 2021·2 min read

Isle of Wight Council plans to slash the housing target by nearly a quarter

The Alliance Group at Isle of Wight council plan to try and beat the government’s new planning bill by putting the latest draft strategy out to consultation and start the process of formally adopting it

man writing on blueprints with scale ruler in the foreground

31, August 2021·2 min read

Isle of Wight Council reveal their draft Island Planning Strategy: Have your say

The strategy’s policies are laid out under six main sections, which cover everything from the economy to the environment and growth of the Isle of Wight. Have your say before 1st October

Paul Fuller after first iwc meeting may 2021

1, September 2021·2 min read

Island Planning Strategy will be ‘potent weapon’ in ‘war against unwanted development’ says Cabinet member

The Cabinet member for planning said the new Island Planning Strategy "gives us the ability to be stronger … we cannot allow what is starting to happen on the Island to happen"

5, September 2021·6 min read

Find out how many new homes are planned for your area on the Isle of Wight

The latest version of the draft Island Planning Strategy sets out plans for where houses will be built on the Island in the next 15 years. See what you area has planned

construction worker looking through sightline camera

6, September 2021·3 min read

Housing allocation for my ward is ‘excessively disproportionate’ argues Isle of Wight councillor

The Liberal Democrat ward councillor for Parkhurst and Hunnyhill argues that the number of new homes planned for his area over the next five years is "excessively disproportionate"

6, September 2021·3 min read

Not enough Isle of Wight brownfield sites to solve housing crisis, says council

Brownfield sites will not be the only answer to solving the housing crisis, say the Isle of Wight council

Bob Seely with the Island coastline in the background

8, September 2021·3 min read

Isle of Wight MP calls for a stop to ‘ugly development’ and for Gov to be challenged over housing targets

Seely says "We need a more sustainable future than our past" and that "ugly development has got to stop”

8, September 2021·3 min read

Developers holding onto land after plans granted need to be dealt with, says IW Conservative leader

Cllr Hastings says “We should be able to say after x amount of time we can take planning permission back. Why are they allowed to keep it? I think it is ludicrous”

16, September 2021·2 min read

Call for Isle of Wight council to become accredited Real Living Wage employer

Cllr Peacey-Wilcox says it's one of the aims of the Alliance Group to help people out of poverty

freshwater public meeting against 130 new homes

16, September 2021·2 min read

Building large expensive homes in the West will not meet housing needs, says councillor

The councillor for Freshwater South says 'it's a crazy idea' that more homes are allocated to be built in the West than in the Bay area

17, September 2021·2 min read

Pause on planning reforms that called for 10,000 new homes on the Isle of Wight over 15 years

The housing targets would have seen over 1,000 new homes built on the Isle of Wight every year, but controversial Government plans have been paused

Parish Cllrs, 2 IW planning officers and Joe Robertson

21, September 2021·2 min read

Call for reduction in Island Plan Strategy for 193 new dwellings in Bembridge

Cllr Robertson says, “The Bembridge sites that have been allocated in the draft plan are outside the current settlement boundary and are close to areas that saw severe flooding this summer"

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