Dilapidated buildings and a former boatyard overlooking an Isle of Wight harbour could be transformed.
Plans have been lodged by Mr M Meisels to rejuvenate land on Embankment Road in Bembridge, incorporating Bembridge Boatyard, Pilot’s House and Quayside.
19 industrial units and new house
The house and former commercial buildings could be demolished and replaced with 19 industrial units, used for general industrial or storage for boat maintenance, as well as a new house.
Five units could be built on the boatyard site and 14 on the Quayside, which would be an expansion of the neighbouring, and near-completed, Marine Works industrial site.
The business units could be made of green corrugated sheeting.
‘Pilot’s House’
The proposed ‘Pilot’s House’, which could replace the existing accommodation of the same name, could include a media room, pool, five bedrooms and a roof terrace area.
The site looks out towards Bembridge Harbour and backs onto Brading Marshes.
Consistent with character of wider area
Planning documents submitted to the Isle of Wight council, on behalf of Mr Meisels by Dean Parkman Architecture, say the development is consistent with the character of the wider area and sympathetic to the site and neighbouring properties.
They say it could also provide employment and economic opportunity.
View the plans
You can view the plans, 23/01165/FUL, on the Isle of Wight Council’s planning register.
The public consultation runs until 25th August.
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Image: © Dean Parkman Architecture
