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The Co-Op Main Road Rookley Ventnor Isle Of Wight PO38 3NG

25/01687/FULFull Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 19 January 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Proposed siting of InPost Parcel Locker

Received
24 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Central Rural
Agent
NL Jones Planning
  1. Received24 Nov
  2. Validated24 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided19 Jan

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at The Co-Op Main Road Rookley Ventnor Isle Of Wight PO38 3NG. Isle of Wight has handled 6,479 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 40 applications across Central Rural. We hold 1,774 applications in total for the PO38 postcode area.

89% of full applications at Isle of Wight Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed InPost parcel locker would be considered as unacceptable in terms of size, scale and mass. The overall footprint, particularly the length of the front elevation being 8m, would be excessive in size. The proposed InPost parcel locker would appear overbearing and incongruous in the context of the street scene. Therefore, the proposed development would fail to comply with Policy DM2 (Design Quality for New Development) of the Island Plan Core Strategy, and the aims of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
PO38 3NG
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Rookley

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
NL Jones Planning
Agent address
Duke House Business Hub Duke Street Skipton BD23 2HQ United Kingdom

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14425860
Documents
13
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Wat…Applies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: conservation areas, Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Isle of Wight

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