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25/01620/FUL - Full Planning Permission Approved

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

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Application progress

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Received
6 Nov 2025
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Validated
30 Jan 2026
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Committee
14 Apr 2026
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Approved
27 Apr 2026

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.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, public speakers, committee discussion and decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Isle of Wight's committee minutes of 14 Apr 2026.

Documents 21

Consultation & comments 4

PDF ENVIRO AGENCY Consultee Comment · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ISLAND ROADS COMMENT Consultee Comment · 20 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗
PDF Supporter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 18 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Special area of conservation about 52 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.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the East Cowes built-up area.
Not affected
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.

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Important details

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.

71%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
60decided in the last year

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
Isle of Wight
Planning Authority Score
8.9/10
Excellent
#7 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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