The East Dene Centre Bonchurch Village Road Ventnor Isle Of Wight PO38 1RQ Data via plota.co.uk

25/01570/FUL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Reinstatement of gates to existing piers, installation of a footbridge and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Oct 2025
✓
Approved
19 Dec 2025
✗
Appeal dismissed
12 Mar 2026

Approved on 19 Dec 2025 · Planning Officer Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Documents 35

Consultation & comments 7

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 9 Dec 2025 View ↗
PDF Supporter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 5 Dec 2025 View ↗
PDF THE GARDENS TRUST Consultee Comment · 5 Dec 2025 View ↗
PDF Supporter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 21 Nov 2025 View ↗
PDF ISLE OF WIGHT GARDEN TRUST Consultee Comment · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND COMMENT Consultee Comment · 13 Nov 2025 View ↗
PDF Supporter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 1 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Grade II* listed: East Dene
List entry 1224413 · 1 m away · 11 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 10 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
IOW 3 Culver Down to Binnel Bay across the site
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Registered park or garden: The pleasure grounds and park to the former East Dene estate
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special area of conservation 250 m away: South Wight Maritime
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
SSSI 288 m away: Bonchurch Landslips SSSI; Radon affected area, class 2; National landscape 298 m away: Isle Of Wight; Inside the Ventnor built-up area; Priority habitat 28 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 10 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 2

Last sold for £1,775,000 in November 2025. Other property, freehold.

10 November 2025£1,775,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
6 February 2025£1,750,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
PO38 1RQ
Received
24 Oct 2025
Validated
24 Oct 2025
Ward
Wroxall Lowtherville And Bonchurch
Parish
Ventnor
Case officer
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Decision
Granted
Decision date
19 Dec 2025
Decision level
Planning Officer Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 12 Mar 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6002134 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
Whaleback
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 88% of full applications here are.

74%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
239decided in the last year

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

Public comments

3comments received
3 supporting

100% support · above the UK average of 16%

Last counted 10 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14416101
Planning Portal ref
PP-14416101
Comments by
5 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
19 Dec 2025
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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.