A 38-house estate could be built on the edge of an Isle of Wight village.
Mr and Mrs Isaacson have submitted an outline application for the new homes, 35 per cent of which would be ‘affordable’, on agricultural land at The Lodge off Rookley’s Main Road.
Their proposal also includes access roads and parking, landscaping, biodiversity enhancements and a Sustainable Drainage Systems pond.
Mix of dwellings
The development would comprise 25 units classed as market housing, nine as social, affordable or intermediate rent and four as ‘affordable home ownership’, according to a submitted application form.
With an ‘undeniable need’ for both market and affordable housing, the plans would make a ‘significant contribution’ to addressing the housing supply shortage, the Andrew White Planning Consultancy said.
“The new homes will be designed to a high quality and there will be a range of unit types and sizes.
“Significantly, 35 per cent of the new homes will be affordable homes, all designed to be tenure blind and indistinguishable from private market housing. This will assist in creating a mixed and balanced community.
“Providing housing and associated infrastructure on this greenfield site would sit well with the general shape of the Rookley settlement and would not jut awkwardly into the countryside.”
View the plans
You can view the plans on the council’s planning register (25/01332/OUT)
The public consultation runs until 24th October and a decision is due by 19th December 2025.
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