A bid to build six two-bedroom houses in an Island seaside town has been met with an objection from the Isle of Wight’s highways service provider.
Island Roads is opposing Jack Reynolds’s planning application to construct six homes with car parking on land next to 20 and 27 Westwood Close in Cowes due to parking concerns.
The proposed housing is in a ‘sustainable location’ and close to Cowes and Gurnard’s ‘services and facilities’, according to a Planning Statement from Mr Reynolds’s agent, BCM Wilson Hill.
IR: Inadequate visibility
Island Roads’s highways representation to the council said,
“Due to inadequate visibility at the proposed parking bays, sub-standard parking bays size and proximity of the parking bays to a junction, the proposals envisaged in this application have implications affecting the highway network and therefore this office raises an objection.”
Housing meets the needs of the local area
BCM Wilson Hill’s statement said,
“The proposal is for six dwellings designed to reflect the existing dwellings (being of the same height, fenestrations and using the same colour palette and materials).
“The layout of the dwellings will be arranged in a simple terrace of four properties, with a further pair of semi-detached dwellings, following the general building line of the existing properties.
“The proposal will allow for modest gardens to the rear with open frontage and low-level boundary treatments, again, following the same context of the original area layout and design.
“The scheme is considered acceptable in principle as the housing meets the needs of the local area with a mix of smaller family houses.”
View the plans
You can view the plans on the council’s planning register (25/01013/FUL).
The public consultation runs until 8th September and a decision is due by 29th September 2025.
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