Sanbara Chapel Lane Merstone Arreton Newport Isle Of Wight PO30 3DD Data via plota.co.uk

26/00899/FUL - Full Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

Proposed change of use of approved detached building/additional living accommodation to a holiday unit Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
2 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
9 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
3 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 3 Sept 2026 · Planning Officer Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Sept 2026

Documents 23

Consultation & comments 9

PDF RESPONSE TO LPA Supporting Information · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 26 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 19 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

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.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Merstone built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 11 September 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £265,000 in November 2021. Detached house, freehold.

17 November 2021£265,000

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
PO30 3DD
Received
2 Jul 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Ward
Central Rural
Parish
Arreton
Case officer
Show
Decision
Refused
Decision date
3 Sept 2026
Decision level
Planning Officer Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
paulstackplanning

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 14% 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 →

Public comments

6comments received
6 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 75%

Last counted 4 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15047847
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

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 boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use