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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

5, October 2022·1 min read

Very close vote on motion that will control future development on the Isle of Wight (updated)

Some councillors urged others to vote for the plan, others urged councillors to vote against. Here's how the vote landed

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”

4, October 2022·3 min read

Isle of Wight MP, Bob Seely issues statement on draft Island Planning Strategy (updated)

Seely sought assurances that once new planning laws come into place that the Island Plan's standard methodology used for setting housing numbers would be reviewed

19, September 2019·2 min read

Isle of Wight Council to challenge government’s 10,000 new homes target

The council’s planning team is still working through all the comments received during the initial consultation phase to produce a further version of the plan in the new year.

26, June 2019·3 min read

Villagers shares their views on Island Plan with Isle of Wight MP

Bob Seely met with Bembridge villagers to hear their views on proposals to build 180 new homes on two greenfield sites in the village.

Shoulder of Mutton site in Newport - Google Maps

8, April 2021·4 min read

CPRE calls on candidates to pledge to seek lower housing targets in next Island Plan (updated)

The Isle of Wight CPRE - the countryside charity - are calling on candidates in the upcoming election to pledge to seek a lower housing target in the next Island Plan

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

Chris Jarman - election candidate for Freshwater

28, September 2022·1 min read

Delay decision on Island Planning Strategy and recalculate housing target using 2021 Census data, says Cabinet member

Cllr Jarman argues 2021 Census data should be used to set housing targets rather than 'outdated' estimates from 2014. He also calls for developments with permission to be completed, unoccupied properties to be renovated, housing on brownfield sites to move forward and greenfield allocations to be removed

6, April 2022·2 min read

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