Planning appeal decision
Land East of Birch Close and North of Solent Gardens, Freshwater, PO40 9SD
Planning appeal 6000681 at Land East of Birch Close and North of Solent Gardens, Freshwater, PO40 9SD (Isle of Wight Council) was allowed on 30 January 2026 by Inspector Butcher C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the details submitted in respect of ecology meet the requirements of Condition 18.
a residential development comprising 44 dwellings with access from Birch Close; access roads, parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Isle of Wight Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Butcher C
- Postcode
- PO40 9SD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the details submitted in respect of ecology meet the requirements of Condition 18
What decided it
The revised EMP dated January 2025 adequately addressed all three areas of deficiency identified by the Council's ecology officer, thereby meeting the requirements of Condition 18.
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