21 Castle Road Cowes Isle Of Wight PO31 7QZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00361/HOU - Householder Application Approved

Proposal

Proposed alterations and extension at first floor level to create new second floor accommodation and new roof terrace; alterations to garage roof; new exterior materials/finishes (Revised plans) (reduced size of 2nd floor extension accessing onto roof terrace). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Mar 2026
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Validated
28 May 2026
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Approved
26 Jun 2026

Approved on 26 Jun 2026 · Planning Officer Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 41

Consultation & comments 18

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Site constraints 7

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Water SPA/Ramsar, Solent Maritime SAC, Portsmouth Harbour SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Heritage at risk: Cowes
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Special area of conservation about 172 m away: Solent and Dorset Coast
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
12 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Cowes built-up area; Priority habitat about 15 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £350,000 in March 2013. Detached house, freehold.

14 March 2013£350,000
28 August 1998£120,500
7 June 1996£102,300

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
PO31 7QZ
Received
16 Mar 2026
Validated
28 May 2026
Ward
Cowes North
Parish
Cowes
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
26 Jun 2026
Decision level
Planning Officer Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Andrew E Hitt

How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, 26 days faster than Isle of Wight's median of 55 for extensions. Approved, as 93% of extensions here are.

95%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
282decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Isle of Wight in the last twelve months, from validation. Isle of Wight decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14756201
Env. assessment
No
Isle of Wight
Planning Authority Score
8.9/10
Excellent
#7 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Isle of Wight is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #11 out of 296. Only 15% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Isle of Wight decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #84 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #81 of 296
92%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #11 of 296
15%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #11 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
144 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
94%
Change of use approved
34 decided
792
Total decisions
63 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.