Emerging Island Planning Strategy
We are preparing a new local plan, called the Island Planning Strategy, to replace the Island Plan Core Strategy.
The Island Planning Strategy (IPS) is used to guide development on the island over the next 15 years. The plan is developed by ourselves in consultation with the local community. It will deal with future needs and opportunities in relation to:
- Environment
- Community
- Growth
- Housing
- Economy
- Transport
We undertook a public consultation on this draft version of the Island Planning Strategy in 2021 following a previous public consultation in 2018.
The public consultation closed on Friday 1 October 2021. All comments received have been reviewed in detail. Some of the headlines from the comments received can be read in the IPS consultation update December 2021. A full summary of all of the comments can be read in the Reg 18 draft IPS (August and September 2021).
A decision was made at the Extraordinary Meeting of Full Council on Wednesday, 5 October, 2022, 6pm not to publish the Regulation 19 submission version of the IPS for public consultation that was presented to that meeting. At Full Council on Wednesday, 16 November, 2022, 6.00 pm, a motion was agreed to ask Cabinet to consider a number of changes to the draft IPS.
A revised Regulation 19 version of the IPS was reviewed at the Policy and Scrutiny Committee for Neighbourhoods and Regeneration on Tuesday 12 December 2023 at 5pm.
The IPS was due to be considered at Cabinet and Full Council in January 2024, however the publication of the revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) on 19 December 2023 means that these decisions have been delayed whilst the Council consider the changes in the new NPPF.
Should the IPS be agreed at Full Council in 2024, the plan and supporting evidence base will be published for a 6 week period of public representation before the plan, supporting evidence and any comments made during the consultation are submitted to the Secretary of State.
The Secretary of State will then appoint an independent Planning Inspector to carry out a public examination of the plan, evidence base and comments made.
Download a timeline of the various consultation and engagement events for the Draft IPS (PDF, 128KB)
Background evidence
A range of background evidence documents that underpin the content of the plan can be found below. You can also view information on the draft Island Planning Strategy map.
Environment
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) 2010
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment appendices A - X
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan
- IWC Position Statement Nitrates
- Draft IPS Level 2 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Summary Mapping Appendix B
- Draft IPS Level 2 SFRA Sites Summary Report
- Air Quality update
- IWC Open Space Assessment 2020
- Historic Environment Record
- Heritage at Risk Register
- West Wight Landscape Character Assessment
- East Wight Landscape Character Assessment
- Local Flood Risk Management Strategy
- Isle of Wight Local Records Centre
- Planners Manual for Ancient Woodland and Veteran Trees
- Isle of Wight Settlement Coalescence Study
- Isle of Wight Catchment Flood Management Plan
- Isle of Wight Shoreline Management Plan
- West Wight Coastal Flood and Erosion Risk Management Strategy
- Playing Pitch Strategy 2020
- Isle of Wight Historic Environment Action Plan (HEAP)
- The Isle of Wight Biodiversity Action Plan
- Isle of Wight Geodiversity Action Plan
- Local Green space evidence Paper June 2022
- Habitat Regulations Assessment HRA Report June 2022
- Nutrient credit analysis for the Island Plan May 2022
Community
- Health and Wellbeing Strategy
- Shaping Newport
- Public Health England Isle of Wight Local Authority Health Profile 2018
- Extra Care Housing Strategy 2017-2032
- Independent Island Living Market Statement 2017
- Extra Care Housing Strategy Background Evidence Document
- Isle of Wight Once Public Estate Programme Services and Assets Delivery Plan
- Water Resource Management Plan 2020-70
- Zero Carbon Homes analysis
- Infrastructure Delivery Plan IPS 2018
- Infrastructure Delivery Pan Addendum June 2022
- Island Infrastructure Investment Plan Final Report
- Ryde Place Plan
Growth and housing
- IWC assessment of supply 2020 – Three Dragons
- UoP Phase 1 report Housing Delivery on the Isle of Wight – October 2019
- UoP Phase 2 report Housing Delivery on the Isle of Wight – November 2019
- Brownfield Land Register
- Housing Needs Assessment (2022)
- Housing Needs Assessment (2018)
- Impact of Physical Separation from the UK Mainland on Isle of Wight Public Service Delivery
- Isle of Wight Gypsy and Traveller, Travelling Show people and Houseboat Dweller Accommodation Assessment
- Isle of Wight Housing Strategy 2020-2025
- IOW 5yr HLS Position Statement April 2021
- IOW Affordable Housing Assessment 2019
- Housing Delivery Test and 5 year Housing Land Supply Briefing note
- IPS Evidence Paper - Rural Sustainability Matrix April 2022
- IPS Evidence Paper - Second homes – June 2022
- IPS Evidence Paper Short Term let Holiday accommodation June 2022
- IPS Housing evidence paper - Exceptional Circumstances June 2022
- IPS Housing Evidence Paper A - Approach to Housing in the IPS
- IPS Housing Evidence Paper B - The IPS allocations approach
- IPS Housing Evidence Paper C - Implications of not meeting the standard method
- IPS Housing Evidence Paper D - Barriers to Delivery June 2022
Economy
Transport
- Junction Feasibility Study Junction 6 Queens Road - West Street
- Junction Feasibility Study Junction 7 Argyall Street - West Street
- Junction Feasibility Study Junction 8 Binstead Road - Pellhurst Road
- Junction Feasibility Study Junction 9 Quarr Hill - Newnham Road
- Junction Feasibility Study Junction 10 Marlborough Road - Great Preston Road
- Junction Feasibility Study Junction 11 High Street - Victoria Avenue
- Junction Feasibility Study Junction 12 Newport Road - Industrial Way Roundabout
- Junction Feasibility Study Junction 13 Newport Road - Sandown Road
- Junction Feasibility Study Junction 14 Lake Hill - The Fairway Part A
- Junction Feasibility Study Junction 14 Lake Hill - The Fairway Part B
- Junction Feasibility Study Junction 14 Lake Hill - The Fairway Part C
- Junction Feasibility Study Junction 14 Lake Hill - The Fairway Part D
- Junction Feasibility Study Junction 14 Lake Hill - The Fairway Part E
- Junction Feasibility Study Junction 15 Morton Common - Perowne Way
- Junction Feasibility Study Junction 2_5 Newport part A
- Junction Feasibility Study Junction 2_5 Newport part B
- SRTM Modelling - Isle of Wight Local Plan
- Draft Rights of Way Improvement Plan 2018-2028
- Report of the Island Transport Infrastructure Task Force
- Supporting a Smarter Electricity System
- Carisbrooke College - Highways Improvement Scheme