St Helens Court Grove Road Ventnor Isle Of Wight PO38 1TH Data via plota.co.uk

26/00709/FUL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Demolition of existing balcony; Proposed replacement balconies to Flats, 1, 2 and 3; Proposed Juliet balconies to Flat 4 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 May 2026
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Validated
26 May 2026
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Approved
20 Jul 2026

Approved on 20 Jul 2026 · Planning Officer Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Aug 2026

Site constraints 6

Special area of conservation 224 m away: Isle of Wight Downs
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: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
20 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 27 and 29, High Street, Grade II, 43 m away · 1 Grade II*, 18 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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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Also on the record
SSSI 224 m away: Ventnor Downs SSSI; National landscape 219 m away: Isle Of Wight; Inside the Ventnor built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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.

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
PO38 1TH
Received
25 May 2026
Validated
26 May 2026
Ward
Ventnor And St Lawrence
Parish
Ventnor
Case officer
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Decision
Granted
Decision date
20 Jul 2026
Decision level
Planning Officer Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Nova Architectural

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 96% of demolitions here are.

86%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
106decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions 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 2 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14951423
Planning Portal ref
PP-14951423
Comments by
3 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Jul 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