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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

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”

Phil Jordan pointing at Peter Spink in cabinet meeting

23, April 2024·3 min read

Debate over agricultural land leads to heated exchange during Isle of Wight council meeting

Isle of Wight council leader defends actions amidst heated exchange with Councillor Spink

25, February 2019·2 min read

Isle of Wight MP, Bob Seely, opposes 10,000 homes target in draft Island Plan

Isle of Wight MP, Bob Seely, is not happy about the proposed 10,000 new homes on the Isle of Wight in the next 15 years and asks for the target to be reduced to less than 4,000.

26, November 2018·1 min read

Help shape the Island Planning Strategy

After the consultation period, the Island Planning Strategy will be reviewed and updated in light of the comments, and submitted to government, where it will be looked at independently by a planning inspector.

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

21, March 2024·1 min read

Draft Island Planning Strategy hits another snag in seven-year saga

Seven-year planning strategy development hits additional delays, causing council concerns

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

3, September 2019·2 min read

Opposing Government over housing targets a ‘waste of time’, says Cabinet member

Even though several Isle of Wight Conservative councillors said they would oppose the housing targets set by Government, Cllr Brodie reports that Barry Abraham said it would be a 'waste of time'.

30, July 2019·1 min read

Isle of Wight MP hears views from Ryde residents on Island Plan

Ryde residents joined MP Bob Seely at the Ryde Society meeting to discuss the Island Plan and to quiz the MP on a few other issues.

26, September 2022·2 min read

Isle of Wight council reject campaign group’s accusations that CEO allowed controversial meeting date

IW council confirm the date of next the full council meeting has nothing to do with their CEO, as had been suggested by planning campaign group, Sustainable Freshwater, who accused her of “allowing democracy to fall by the wayside” on her watch

15, November 2022·1 min read

Isle of Wight draft Island Planning Strategy goes back to full council

After being rejected at the last meeting, the draft document goes back to full council on Wednesday evening

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10, July 2019·2 min read

Letter: Wait for Island Plan to be implemented before closing schools

Central and West Wight Labour Party say the Isle of Wight council should wait for the Island Plan to be implemented before closing any schools and disrupting staff and pupils.

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