Prom Building Columbine Road East Cowes Isle Of Wight Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed alterations extension and change of use of from industrial/office to class E (Revised description) (Additional plans, window details)(readvertised application) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 27 Apr 2026 · Committee Report Planning · Last checked 7 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Isle of Wight Planning Committee on 14 Apr 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers recommended conditional permission because the works would reuse and improve an important building, benefiting the conservation area and future maintenance.
- The town council supported the application, while no third-party representations were received; an agent spoke for the applicant.
- The committee approved the application in line with the officers’ recommendation after praising its heritage and future use.
Source: Plota analysis of Isle of Wight's committee minutes of 14 Apr 2026.
Documents 21
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 4
Other documents 7
Site constraints 4
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.
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Important details
- Council
- Isle of Wight
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- PO32 6EZ
- Received
- 6 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 30 Jan 2026
- Ward
- East Cowes
- Parish
- East Cowes
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Granted
- Decision date
- 27 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Report Planning
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- ERMC
How this decision compares
Decided in 87 days from validation, 31 days slower than Isle of Wight's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 86% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Isle of Wight in the last twelve months, from validation. Isle of Wight decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14430978
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
19 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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