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1 Castle View Castle Road Cowes Isle Of Wight PO31 7QZ

26/00131/HOUHouseholder ApplicationApproved
Householder

Approved on 2 April 2026

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)2 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Proposed alterations to include replacement balconies, replacement windows, new roof light, new side terrace with pergola and associated landscaping; new roof mounted solar panels

Received
30 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Cowes North
Agent
Modh Design Ltd
  1. Received30 Jan
  2. Validated10 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided2 Apr

Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at 1 Castle View Castle Road Cowes Isle Of Wight PO31 7QZ. Isle of Wight has handled 6,479 applications of this type. This one was decided in 62 days, 6 days longer than Isle of Wight's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 24 applications across Cowes North. We hold 214 applications in total for the PO31 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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Application details

Postcode
PO31 7QZ
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Cowes

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Modh Design Ltd
Architect profile
MODH DESIGN LTD
Agent address
Studio 1 New Barn Farm Sun Hill Calbourne Isle Of Wight PO30 4JA

Planning decision

Case officer
Hayley Byrne

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14663578
Documents
15
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Heritage at Risk Register: Cowes
  • 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 (19)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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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