Dean Farm Whitwell Road Whitwell Ventnor Isle Of Wight PO38 2AB
Approved on 10 February 2026
Council decision: Prior Approval GrantedDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions
Proposal
Prior approval for change of use from agricultural barn to a flexible commercial use (Part 3, Class R)
- Received
- 23 December 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 3
- Council
- Isle of Wight Council
- Ward
- Chale Niton And Shorwell
- ReceivedReceived23 Dec
- ValidatedValidated23 Dec
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided10 Feb
Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application for a change of use at Dean Farm Whitwell Road Whitwell Ventnor Isle Of Wight PO38 2AB. Isle of Wight has handled 726 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 7 days quicker than Isle of Wight's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 46 applications across Chale Niton And Shorwell. We hold 1,774 applications in total for the PO38 postcode area.
87% of outline 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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Application details
- Postcode
- PO38 2AB
- Application type
- Prior App - frm agr to flexible commer
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Niton And Whitwell
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 23 December 2025
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- BCM Wilson Hill
- Agent address
- Red Barn Cheeks Farm Merstone Lane Merstone Isle Of Wight PO30 3DE United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Stacey Dinning
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14533602
- Documents
- 12
- Constraints
- 3
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Listed building: Grade II: Barn, Outbuildings and Cow Sheds Around Yard to East of Dean FarmhouseOn or next to this site
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Wat…Applies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- National Landscape (AONB): Isle Of Wight
- 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 (18)
flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, 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
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© 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.
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Source: Isle of Wight
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