Thorness Bay Holiday Park Thorness Lane Porchfield Cowes Isle Of Wight PO31 8NJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00940/FUL - Full Planning Permission Registered

Proposal

Proposed improvement of outdoor leisure facilities to include: Hat Tricks building and associated canopy; Activity tent; Adventure 4x4 course; MUGA (multi use game area); Escape Room Tents; High Ropes Course; Entertainment Stage; Adventure and Junior Play Area; Briefing & Storage Containers and Bounce Park Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
10 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 71.

The consultation period closed on 7 Sept 2026.

Documents 40

Plans & drawings 29

PDF THORNESS HOLIDAY PARK, ISLE OF WIGHT - HABITAT MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING PLAN DR Supporting Information · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FVS2026033.301 REV A LANDSCAPE PROPOSALS THORNESS BAY HOLIDAY PARK 1 OF 2 Plans - Other · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FVS2026033.302 REV A LANDSCAPE PROPOSALS THORNESS BAY HOLIDAY PARK 2 OF 2 Plans - Other · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 5200-310P2 - TWO STOREY BUILDING FLOOR PLANS Plan - Floor · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 5200-100P1 - SITE LOCATION PLAN Plan - Location · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 5200-101P1 - EXISTING SITE BLOCK PLAN Plan - Block Existing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 5200-102P1 - EXISTING SITE PLAN (1 OF 2) Plans - Other · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 5200-103P1 - EXISTING SITE PLAN (2 OF 2) Plans - Other · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 5200-105P1 - EXISTING SITE SECTIONS A-A AND B-B Section ? Existing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 5200-301P1 - PROPOSED SITE BLOCK PLAN Plan - Block · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 5200-302P1 - PROPOSED SITE BLOCK PLAN LOWER GROUND FLOOR (1 OF 2) Plans - Other · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 5200-303P1 - PROPOSED SITE BLOCK PLAN LOWER GROUND FLOOR (2 OF 2) Plans - Other · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 5200-304P1 - PROPOSED SITE BLOCK PLAN GROUND FLOOR Plans - Other · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 5200-305P1 - PROPOSED SITE SECTIONS A-A AND B-B Section ? Proposed · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 5200-306P1 - PROPOSED SITE KEY PLAN Plans - Other · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 5200-311P1 - TWO STOREY BUILDING ROOF PLAN AND SECTIONS Roof Plan ? Proposed · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 5200-312P1 - TWO STOREY BUILDING ELEVATIONS Elevation (Front) ? Proposed · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 5200-313P1 - PERSPECTIVE IMAGES Plans - Other · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 5200-315P1 - PROPOSED ACTIVITY TENT GA LAYOUT Detail Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 5200-320P1 - PROPOSED ADVENTURE 4X4 COURSE GA LAYOUT Detail Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 5200-325P1 - PROPOSED MUGA GA LAYOUT Detail Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 5200-330P1 - PROPOSED ESCAPE ROOM TENT GA LAYOUT Detail Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 5200-335P1 - PROPOSED HIGH ROPES COURSE GA LAYOUT Detail Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 5200-340P1 - PROPOSED ENTERTAINMENT STAGE GA LAYOUT Detail Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 5200-345P1 - PROPOSED ADVENTURE AND JUNIOR PLAY GA LAYOUT Detail Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 5200-350P1 - PROPOSED CONTAINER A - BRIEFING ROOM GA LAYOUT Detail Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 5200-351P1 - PROPOSED CONTAINER B - STORAGE GA LAYOUT Detail Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 5200-352P1 - PROPOSED CONTAINER C - STORAGE GA LAYOUT Detail Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 5200-355P1 - PROPOSED BOUNCE PARK GA LAYOUT Detail Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

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.
Isle Of Wight National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Heritage coast: Hamstead
A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.
Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.
Public footpath 19 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special protection area 311 m away: Solent & Southampton Water
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 309 m away: Thorness Bay SSSI; Inside the Great Thorness built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

Building

Floor area71 m² (764 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (44 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached bungalow, 4 habitable rooms
Built1983 to 1990
HeatingAir source heat pump, warm air, electric
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
PO31 8NJ
Received
10 Jul 2026
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Ward
Brighstone Calbourne And Shalfleet
Parish
Calbourne Newtown And Porchfield
Case officer
Show
Applicant
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Agent
A&M Architectural Partnership LLP
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 71, past the statutory target. 90% of commercial and major works in Isle of Wight are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 29 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 1 Oct 2026.

Day 7115 days past the 56-day target
77%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
36decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 supporting

Last counted 1 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15062903
Planning Portal ref
PP-15062903
Comments by
7 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Sept 2026
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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner and leaseholders: 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.