A new housing proposal next to Horsebridge Hill will help provide “much-needed homes” for Isle of Wight families, a local councillor has said.
Councillor Andrew Garratt, who represents Parkhurst and Hunnyhill, said he was pleased Captiva Homes’s latest planning application continues a partnership with housing association the Sovereign Network Group.
32 new homes
Captiva’s plans include 32 houses, a means of access, landscaping, and ancillary infrastructure on land at Acorn Farm.
The proposed development extends from the phase one site currently under construction, according to E3S Consulting.
Concerns over traffic speeds
However, the leader of the Liberal Democrat group at County Hall also flagged concerns over the speed of traffic on the thoroughfare, a lack of adequately maintained pedestrian infrastructure and recent heavy rain overwhelming drains at the bottom of Horsebridge Hill, resulting in flooding.
Horsebridge Hill was during the summer subject to a one-way system as a result of works relating to the Island’s largest affordable housing development in a decade from Captiva Homes and Sovereign Network Group.
Garratt: Raise any concerns in the public consultation
Councillor Garratt told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) this week,
“I am pleased to hear that this planning application continues the partnership with the housing association to help provide much-needed homes for Island families to rent and buy.
“It’s good to see ‘Local Connection’ in respect of living or working on the Isle of Wight is set out in the draft Section 106 legal agreement.
“If the application is approved the total number of homes in the development will be 177, which is less than the 203 originally allowed for the previous planning permission (subsequently revised to 145).
“There are, of course, issues related to any development, and I urge residents to raise these during the public consultation period. I have arranged to meet with the planning officer to go through any issues to make sure they are all properly addressed.”
Mixed housing
Captiva’s latest proposal includes 20 houses classed as market housing, nine as social, affordable or intermediate rent and a further three designated as affordable home ownership, according to the developer’s application form.
Of the market housing, nine are two-bedroomed, another nine have three bedrooms and two have four bedrooms or more.
Five of the social, affordable or intermediate rent homes are two-bedroomed, three have three bedrooms and one is with four or more bedrooms. There is one affordable home ownership property with two bedrooms and another two are three-bedroomed.
View the plans
You can view the plans on the council’s planning register (25/01556/FUL)
The public consultation runs until Friday 12th December, and a decision is due by Friday 6th February 2026.
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