The purpose of the occupation was to draw attention to protecting the history and heritage of The King's Head Hotel in Sandown. This appears to have been achieved. Read the full details within
Planning officer said the bungalow would have a harmful and detrimental impact on the surrounding area with its design ‘lacking particular architectural merit and would appear bland and of poor quality’
Along with the plans for the micro-brewery, over the Covid lockdown periods the Inn has been ‘extensively refurbished’ to create a new cafe bar, gift shop and ice cream parlour
The energy company had been using an area behind the former York Avenue Garage in East Cowes, on a temporary basis, as a truck stop before it found a new permanent site on the Island