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Norris Castle

Norris Castle sits within historic grounds in East Cowes and is the Isle of Wight’s first Grade I Listed Landscape.

The grounds include a Grade I listed building, which is also on the English Heritage At Risk register.

The main building has been empty for several years and fallen into disrepair.

Developer Norris Castle Estate Group submitted plans for an £106m development of dwellings in February 2022.

Below are some of the articles relating to Norris Castle.

2, October 2024·2 min read

Isle of Wight council demands urgent repairs to Grade I Listed Norris Castle

Isle of Wight's Norris Castle's rapid repair deterioration prompts council intervention

Norris Castle looking up from the Solent

17, April 2024·3 min read

Norris Castle Estate redevelopment halted by Isle of Wight council’s refusal

Council rejects Norris Castle hotel plans, developer considers appeal amid building decay

8, April 2024·6 min read

Concerns over heritage and ecology influence Norris Castle development decision

Norris Castle development in doubt as planning officers recommend against the project

3, June 2023·1 min read

Isle of Wight council plans intervention as Norris Castle’s decay raises alarm

Isle of Wight council seeks to safeguard this Grade I listed site

17, June 2022·2 min read

Group that campaigns to protect endangered historic buildings says Norris Castle is under threat from ‘inappropriate and overscaled development’

Save Britain's Heritage have written to Isle of Wight council opposing the redevelopment plans at Norris Castle in East Cowes

13, April 2022·2 min read

Historic England strongly object to Norris Castle proposals in initial advice to council

Norris Castle is described as one of the great treasures of the Isle of Wight and Historic England say the plans entail a very high degree of harm to Norris’s significance

7, April 2022·2 min read

Norris Castle developers hit back at misinformation and ‘unqualified statements’

Clynt Wellington says his plans are the only long-term viable option necessary to safeguard the heritage assets and retain the estate

1, April 2022·2 min read

Norris Castle development branded ‘millionaires’ playground’ as local council considers application

The councillors unanimously voted to object to the major development of the Grade I listed building into a luxury, five-star hotel, by the Norris Castle Estate Group

17, March 2022·4 min read

A peek inside Norris Castle as developers address residents’ concerns (Photos)

The sale of the houses on the estate will be restricted, to allow local people first choice to buy them. This and other concerns addressed by those behind the £106m development

23, February 2022·2 min read

Ambitious plans for transformation of Norris Castle Estate unveiled

It's been a long time coming, but plans are finally live for the transformation of the Norris Castle Estate in East Cowes

22, November 2021·2 min read

Grand plans to restore landmark Norris Castle estate revealed

Plans for the Norris Castle estate are extensive. Read the details within

11, January 2021·3 min read

Use new Website to have your say on Norris Castle plans

Given Covid-19 restrictions, the developer has created a Website with photos, an FAQ section and a way to feed back your views on the development plans

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