Seven three-bedroom houses look set to replace the former driving test centre in Newport.
A revised planning application for the site at Medina Avenue has been submitted on behalf of the Isle of Wight Council.
The plan is being recommended for conditional approval by officers and will go before Tuesday’s planning committee.
Revised application
The application has been revised to include two-storey town houses — as oppose to three-storey under a previous scheme.
The adjacent council car park does not form part of the plans.
A pavement has been added along Medina Avenue and the overall elevation of the site reduced by almost 2.5m, responding to previous criticisms.
Parking permits
Resident parking permits for the adjacent car park will also be considered by the council while on road parking will also be restricted between 8am and 6pm.
The proposed site overlooks the newly-created Pan Mill Meadow nature reserve, which includes a cycle path.
Two recent applications have been approved near the site — one for a development of four houses and four studio flats, and one for three houses further down Medina Avenue.
