Isle of Wight planning applications round-up in September

These were some of September’s most high-profile planning applications Isle of Wight planners reached decisions on.

On September 3, the Isle of Wight Council refused Mr M. Dos Santos’s application for a change of use of a converted garage to visitor accommodation at Sanbara on Chapel Lane in Merstone, following concerns over impacts on neighbours.

County Hall’s decision report said there would be noise disturbance due to the proximity of the holiday unit to shared boundaries as well as the increased and continuous flow of people visiting the application site.

Arreton Parish Council was among the plan’s objectors who voiced disquiet over increased traffic and noise disturbance, a lack of parking, there being no need for further holiday lets, and neighbourhood safety.

Four days later, planners granted Kriszta Oltean Kis permission to run a nail salon business from a summerhouse in her garden at 59 Robin Hood Street in Newport.

The nail technician previously said the service would serve only one client at a time.

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County Hall said there would be no adverse impact resulting from the use but, as a precaution, imposed conditions to limit hours of operation and ensure the level of activity would not be excessive for a residential area.

And on September 22, the council threw out Saltern Ltd’s proposal to knock down a building known as Salterns at Seaview Holiday Village following objections from councillors and members of the public.

The rejected scheme included a replacement detached house with four bedrooms, an open plan living room, kitchen and dining area.

A council report said the structure’s size and design would have an “unacceptable adverse impact” on the character of the area, neighbouring amenity and the nearby Hersey Nature Reserve.