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Land At Cridmore Farm Cridmore Lane Gatcombe Newport Isle Of Wight PO30 3HH

26/00126/FULRefused

Refused on 21 April 2026

4 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Change of use of an agricultural field to use for a secure Dog-Walking area, provision of two car parking spaces, fencing and a mobile field shelter

Received
29 January 2026
  1. Received29 Jan
  2. Validated8 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided21 Apr

Decided in 44 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at Land At Cridmore Farm Cridmore Lane Gatcombe Newport Isle Of Wight PO30 3HH. Isle of Wight has handled 12,897 applications of this type. This one was decided in 44 days, 12 days quicker than Isle of Wight's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 2,648 applications in total for the PO30 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. Due to the proposed buildings, structures and ancillary fencing, hard landscaping and parking areas, the proposed use of the site would result in an adverse visual impact on the area and would also result in a loss of tranquillity caused by the proposed use in an area designated as part of the Isle of Wight National Landscape (IWNL). The development would therefore fail to preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the IWNL and result in the loss of tranquillity contrary to Policies SP5 (Environment), DM2 (Design Quality for New Development) and DM12 (Landscape, Seascape, Biodiversity and Geodiversity) of the Island Plan Core Strategy, the Isle of Wight AONB Management Plan 2019-2024 (MP) and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).
  2. The site lies in the Wider Rural Area and the IWNL and the proposed use would not meet with a specific identified local need in the proposed locality or represent a sustainable form of development. The development would therefore be contrary to Policies SP1 (Spatial Strategy), SP3 (Economy), DM2 (Design Quality for New Development) and DM8 (Economic Development) of the Island Plan Core Strategy and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).
  3. Insufficient information has been provided within the determination period to demonstrate that the development would not have an adverse impact on biodiversity, habitats, protected species and ecological features of interest. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policies SP5 (Environment) and DM12 (Landscape, Seascape, Biodiversity and Geodiversity) of the Island Plan Core Strategy and the NPPF.
  4. The Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) details and metric submitted with the application is insufficient. Therefore, insufficient information has been provided within the determination period to demonstrate that the required minimum 10% BNG can be achieved. The proposal therefore does not comply with the requirements of Policy DM12 (Landscape, Seascape, Biodiversity and Geodiversity) of the Island Plan Core Strategy and the NPPF.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
PO30 3HH

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 March 2026

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
  • 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 (19)

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, 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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