The Isle of Wight Council is committed to a programme of improving inclusive provision across the school system. We aim to meet the needs of all children and young people effectively within their local schools on the Island.

The council would like to hear your views on plans to change the age range at the Island Learning Centre (ILC).

The process for introducing changes on the highway is regulated by the law. Every proposal is advertised in the press, inviting public feedback to be given within 28 days of the proposal notice. This is called a formal Traffic Regulation Orders (TRO) consultation.

A short and focused survey seeks to understand how Islanders would prioritise spending for the next financial year.

The Isle of Wight Council must by law determine, before 28 February 2023, the arrangements that will apply to school admissions in the academic year 2024/25. 

This includes a six-week consultation period which will end on 6 January 2023. 

Constituency boundaries are changing, and it’s your final chance to help shape the new map.

BCE is required by Parliament to undertake an independent and impartial review of all constituencies in England, to rebalance the number of electors in each constituency.
Constituency boundaries are changing, and it’s your final chance to help shape the new map.

The Boundary Commission for England (BCE) is required by Parliament to undertake an independent and impartial review of all constituencies in England, to rebalance the number of electors in each constituency. Constituency boundaries are changing, and it’s your final chance to help shape the new map.

The Boundary Commission for England (BCE) is required by Parliament to undertake an independent and impartial review of all constituencies in England, to rebalance the number of electors in each constituency.

Constituency sizes currently vary widely due to population changes since the last boundary review. The new map proposed by the Commission will make sure each constituency has between 69,724 and 77,062 electors, so that each MP represents roughly the same number of electors. However, there are five ‘protected’ constituencies across the country, including two on the Isle of Wight. 

The 2023 Boundary Review also requires that the number of constituencies in England increases from 533 to 543.

This will help us to understand current and future childcare services on the Island and develop a statutory report called the Childcare Sufficiency Assessment.

The process for introducing changes on the highway is regulated by the law. Every proposal is advertised in the press, inviting public feedback to be given within 28 days of the proposal notice. This is called a formal TRO consultation.

The council is currently part-way through an Island wide review of traffic regulation orders. The current proposals mainly cover the Southern side of the Island. 

There are more than 5,000 Isle of Wight residents on lower incomes who are presently in receipt of local council tax support.

In the context of the current cost-of-living crisis, this consultation is open over the next two months to consider whether the scheme that supports these Islanders should be amended. The implications of changes to the scheme could affect both recipients of local council tax support as well as users of council services more widely and therefore will be open to all residents to participate.

Residents and visitors on the Isle of Wight are being encouraged to share their views on the coastal frontages at Shanklin and Yaverland.  

The Environment Agency, in partnership with the Isle of Wight Council, are working together alongside industry experts to reduce the risk of flooding and coastal erosion to more than 600 properties in Shanklin and Yaverland.
   
Both projects are still in the development stages, so gathering what people value most about these important coastal frontages now is invaluable.  

We are currently part-way through an Island wide review of traffic regulation orders. The current proposals mainly cover the Eastern side of the Island.  They have been drawn up from suggestions made since 2013. The plans were agreed with the police, before consulting with town and parish councils and local elected members at the end of 2021.

All the current live proposals are within District 3, which covers:

• Ryde and Binstead
• Brading
• Wootton
• Fishbourne
• Seaview
• St Helens
• Bembridge.

In accordance with the guidance within the Port Marine Safety Code, we have conducted a review of our current powers to manage activities within Newport Harbour. We have concluded that a comprehensive set of General Directions should be adopted.

We made a budget decision in February 2021 to reduce the library service budget. We are asking for feedback from library users on a proposal to meet this decision.

This proposal is to reduce the opening times of Lord Louis Library, Newport from six days a week, to five. This is the same as Ryde Library opening hours.

Current staffing levels will remain through the remaining opening hours.

Wednesday is the day that has fewest visitors of the week. Closing on this day means the library is available for other community activities. It could also make a small income for the library.

This would achieve a saving of £25,000 per year.

Further information is here

The annual budget consultation is now underway — seeking feedback from all residents about the priorities they want to see in the coming year (2022/23).

The council expects to spend around £400 million in the next financial year on areas including schools, social care, refuse collection, street cleaning, planning, regeneration and road maintenance.

In line with the council’s financial strategy, £3 million must be saved next year as government funding continues to be reduced. 

The annual residents' recycling and waste online survey is now open and will run until Friday 14 January 2022.

 This is an opportunity for householders to put forward suggestions for future improvements or ideas on how the Island can recycle more and reduce its waste.

Fresh proposals to consider the future of Chillerton & Rookley Primary School are being consulted upon. 

The Stenbury Federation (the Governing Body for Chillerton and Rookley and Godshill Primary Schools) on 19 January 2021 wrote to the Isle of Wight Council requesting that an amalgamation of Chillerton & Rookley and Godshill Primary Schools be consulted upon. An initial public consultation commenced on the 29 January and concluded on the 19 March 2021.

A decision has been taken by the Isle of Wight Council’s Cabinet to undertake a further period of public consultation on a range of options for the future of Chillerton and Rookley Primary School. 

This survey will provide an opportunity for all stakeholders to comment on a broad range of options, and bring forward alternate proposals should they wish.

Undergoing analysis

We are reviewing three licensing policies. To help with this, we are seeking the views of the community. This will help our Licensing Section to develop policies that represents both the the legislative requirements and the needs of the Island.

The consultation commences for each of them on the 10 November and ends on 8 December 2021.

Comments should be emailed to licensing@iow.gov.uk or sent by letter to the address below no later than 6 December 2021.

Licensing Department, Jubilee Stores, The Quay, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2EH

Street Trading Policy

We are asking for your views on our draft Street Trading Policy

Gambling Policy

We are updating the Statement of Licensing Principles in accordance with Section 349 of the Gambling Act 2005.

The Gambling Act provides for a system of licensing and regulation for commercial gambling in England and Wales.

As the Licensing Authority we have responsibility for the licensing of gambling premises on the Isle of Wight.

We would like your views on the draft Gambling Policy. 

Private Hire and Hackney Carriage Licensing Policy

The Department for Transport (DfT) has advised licensing authorities to consult on any proposed changes to licensing rules that may have considerable impacts on passengers and/or the trade.

We would like your view are asking for the views of the trade, members of the public, as well as a wide range of partner agencies and stakeholders, on the updating and implementation of the draft Private Hire and Hackney Carriage Licensing Policy.

Currently undergoing analysis

• Environment 
• Community 
• Growth 
• Housing 
• Economy 
• Transport. 

We have prepared a Draft Island Planning Strategy for public consultation and are seeking your views on the document.

We want to make sure that the support services we arrange on the Island are of the highest quality. 

We also want to help people to maintain and improve their independence.  

We are interested in what you think and we value your experience, knowledge and comments. This will help us to shape the service for the future.

The aim is to create a space that is more than a functional transport interchange, rather a gateway to Ryde and destination in itself. 

The project takes some inspiration from the larger interchange scheme that was agreed following consultation in 2008 but was not taken forward at the time because of commercial issues which have been avoided through the partnership approach adopted for this new smaller-scale project.

In July 2020, we were awarded £10 million from the Government’s Transforming Cities Fund. The funding will help to improve Ryde transport interchange. The funding bid was part of a South East Hampshire Rapid Transport (SEHRT) initiative. This includes Portsmouth City Council and Hampshire County Council.

The project will improve sustainable transport infrastructure and connectivity on the Island, and in and around Portsmouth city region. It will focus on improvements for cyclists, pedestrians and bus, rail and ferry users.

Mental health is a key priority for the Island. In the past accessing the right service to support people’s mental health has not been as easy as it could be. To improve access to the right kind of support the Mental Health Alliance (MHA) has been formed. 

We would like your views and experiences about accessing mental health and wellbeing support on the Island. 

The MHA is a partnership between:

• NHS
• Voluntary sector
• Other organisations
• Ourselves.

The Department for Transport (DfT) has given the council £235,000 of funding for travel improvements.

The funding is to provide temporary or new infrastructure to aid social distancing. The funding came after the first COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. This includes changing road space for transport such as bikes and walking to provide cycle lanes or wider footways.

The council has received an Active Travel Fund (Tranche 2), of £235,000. This is to improve connectivity for sustainable travel. We have identified a route for improvement from our local cycling and walking infrastructure plan.

The council has an ambitious corporate plan with a vision for the ‘Isle of Wight to be an inspiring place in which to grow up, work, live and visit’. At its heart, the plan commits to:

• create opportunities for all;
• deliver economic growth and prosperity;
• preserve our environment;
• protect our community;
• plan for our future needs;
• provide sound financial management.

It's a difficult balance to find, which is why your input is crucial to developing an innovative and workable budget which recognises not only the challenges of delivering more for less, but also builds on the actions already taken for regeneration and growth.

The annual residents' recycling and waste online survey is now open and will run until Friday 8 January 2021.

This is an opportunity for householders to put forward suggestions for future improvements or ideas on how the Island can recycle more and reduce its waste.

Consultation on the Isle of Wight Council’s proposed Special Educational Needs (SEN) banding framework for children and young people who have Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans in mainstream schools. 

The council is seeking residents’ and stakeholders’ views on its proposal to change the way that top-up funding is paid to state-funded mainstream schools to make provision for children and young people with Special Educational Needs (SEN) who are subject to an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. The purpose of the proposed change is to improve how the budget is allocated to mainstream schools to support children with an EHC plan in the most effective way possible.

The proposal only covers the top-up funding that mainstream schools receive for children with more complex SEN requiring an EHC plan and not the core funding of mainstream schools.

Any changes to these policies would only affect new applications for support made after the date of implementation

The Isle of Wight Council is asking people to share their views on the future of the Local Council Tax Support (LCTS) Scheme.

Each year the council must decide whether to change the LCTS scheme for working age applicants in its area.

Changes to the scheme will only affect working age claimants who currently receive LCTS or who may apply in the future, to provide support for people on certain benefits and low incomes.

The Isle of Wight Council have a statutory obligation to ensure that people are involved in any decisions made about them and their care and support.  We want to help people to understand information and consider their options so that they are able to express their wishes and make their own decisions.

In order to deliver this support, we commission an independent advocacy support service.  Advocacy is available for individuals who have substantial difficulty engaging with the care and support process and who do not have another suitable person to help them.

You can read more about the advocacy service here: https://www.iow.gov.uk/Residents/Care-Support-and-Housing/Adults-Services/Adult-Social-Care-Advocacy/Advocacy-and-Advocates

A consultation has been launched on potential changes to the Island’s concessionary travel scheme.

The proposed changes do not affect free travel arrangements for older and disabled residents who wish to travel on Island buses between 9.30am and 11pm, but do affect other travel times.



Under the changes proposed free travel for a travelling companion of a disabled person would also be retained for bus journeys between 9.30am and 11pm.



If agreed through the consultation process the council could also include free travel for care leavers.



The Island’s concessionary travel scheme cost the council £4.72 million in 2017/18, for both mandatory and additional discretionary elements.



The new proposals amend the current scheme which was introduced in 2008, and would align the Island to many other parts of the country and enable the council to make savings in the process.

After two years of consultation the Isle of Wight Council has put forward the latest plans to redevelop the harbour and quay area in the heart of the Island’s historic county town.

You can find out further information on this at: https://iwightinvest.com/newport-harbour-masterplan/

This survey is one part of a wider consultation which includes meetings, exhibitions and face-to-face discussions.

A consultation to look at surplus primary school places in West Wight has been launched by the Isle of Wight Council.

The Department for Education has asked the council to manage its approach to oversupply of school places in the West Wight area - a trend which is expected to continue in the coming years.

Further information, including FAQs can be found at https://www.iow.gov.uk/Residents/Schools-and-Learning/Schools/School-Consultation

The survey is now open and closes at midnight on 15 April 2019.

The Isle of Wight Council has published the draft Island Planning Strategy - which sets the approach for planning for the Island up to 2035. The strategy sets out policies, proposals and actions which will meet the social, environmental and economic challenges facing the Island in the years ahead.

The council is now inviting residents to share their thoughts through the Island Planning Strategy Consultation.

Hard copies of the Island Plan are available to view at the planning office at Seaclose and County Hall Reception, Newport and the Island’s libraries, during opening hours.

In the interests of sustainability, any comments on the documents should be made via the online portal or by email to policy.consultation@iow.gov.uk.

Alternatively postal comments can be sent Planning Policy, Seaclose Office, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QS.

The consultation is now open and will run until midday Monday 28 January 2019.

The council is now analysing the comments received in regards to the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment

To view the results please visit the Public Health Living Well section of iwight.com

Islanders are being given a say in a new Learning Disability Strategy being developed by the Isle of Wight Council and partners.

Living well on the Isle of Wight is a joint plan to support adults with a learning disability. It is being developed along with the Clinical Commissioning Group and NHS Trust, and with the help and support of the IoW Learning Disability Partnership Group.

More information is available here: https://www.iwight.com/News/viewArticle.aspx?d=mhgvjhgvhngf&id=1637

Read the draft strategy and complete the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/learning_disability_strategy

The Isle of Wight Council and the Environment Agency have developed a Coastal Flood and Erosion Risk Management Strategy, which has now been published for a three-month period of public consultation. The Strategy recommends the preferred approaches for managing coastal flood and erosion risk for an 84km frontage of the Isle of Wight coast from Freshwater Bay to East Cowes.

The Isle of Wight Council is undertaking a consultation on the proposed Brighstone Neighbourhood Development Plan and supporting documents.

For the next financial year 2016/17, the council faces further Government grant cuts and increased costs. This means we will have to make projected savings of around £17.38m. To achieve savings of this magnitude, we have to consider options such as stop providing some discretionary services, charge more for certain services, services funded/provided by someone else where applicable and reduce statutory services to a minimum.

The Isle of Wight Walking Festival will be entering its 18^th year in 2016 and has grown from 39 walks in its inaugural year, to just over 250 walks this year. Despite incredible support from sponsors over the years, we have seen a steady decline in support during these recent times of austerity. Historically, we have not made any charges for the event programme we produce and publish, but with financial cutbacks hitting services we are looking at charging participants from 2016, in order for the festival to continue.

The Isle of Wight Council is revising its statement of licensing principles in accordance with Section 349 of the Gambling Act 2005. The Act provides for a system of licensing and regulation for commercial gambling in England and Wales and licensing authorities have responsibility for licensing gambling premises within their area such as casinos, bingo halls, betting shops, adult gaming centres and small society lotteries.

The Isle of Wight Council is seeking  your views on proposals to make savings through the council tax reduction scheme.

The Isle of Wight Council is considering further changes to the way in which it delivers its library service and is seeking the views of the community about the changes.

The Isle of Wight Council has decided to seek people’s views on some options to increase the amount that it charges for its community alarm/telecare service. The council is proposing that the charges are increased to make sure that almost all the full cost is recovered from people who use the service.

The draft Affordable Housing SPD sets out the council’s proposed approach towards the collection of financial contributions towards affordable housing through the planning process.

The Isle of Wight Council wants to hear from residents about its proposed Customer Interface agenda and proposals. The focus of the proposal is to encourage residents to make greater use of the internet and telephone enquiry channels, as these are considered far more efficient and can benefit our communities with the ability to transact and access services without the need to do so in person.

The draft Godshill Parish SPD sets out how Godshill Parish Council would like to manage development in the parish of Godshill, in line with the policies of the Island Plan Core Strategy.

The purpose of this consultation is to get the views of parents, young people, education providers and the wider community on the best way to organise education provision, ensuring that the attainment and future life chances of the Island’s young people are the best they can be.

The Isle of Wight Council wants to hear from young people aged 11 to 18 about future provision of A-Levels. The short survey aims to gather views on a range of areas, such as how important certain factors are for young people when choosing their A-levels and their plans once they have finished them.

The Isle of Wight Council is seeking the views of local people on a plan to change the way it charges for respite care and introduce charges for its sitting services. The Council is proposing that those who can afford it should make a contribution towards the costs based on their ability to pay.

The new draft Health and Wellbeing Strategy is now available for consultation.

The Health and Wellbeing strategy sets out the key local priorities, which will be to promote health and wellbeing and improve the lives of local residents. We will measure the impact across organisational boundaries to ensure that we are delivering support and services together when required and that people, families and carers are positively impacting on their own health and wellbeing at every opportunity.

The Isle of Wight Council wants to hear from residents and business owners about the proposed new community toilet scheme (CTS). Two surveys have been launched regarding the CTS, one for residents and one for businesses.

Supporting People is a programme that funds housing related support services. We are currently looking at how we buy services, in order to make sure we are getting the best services required and that they can also be kept going in the future.

A pharmaceutical needs assessment (PNA) is a statement of the pharmaceutical needs of the population within the local area. The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013 (“the 2013 Regulations”) sets out the requirement for each Health and Wellbeing Board to publish a PNA.

The Isle of Wight Council is running a consultation on the proposed Brading Neighbourhood Development Plan and supporting documents.

The council is consulting on proposed changes in regards to the discretionary transport it provides, within its Home to Education Transport Policy. It is proposed that under the new policy, the council removes discretionary transport and only provides the statutory level of home to school transport.

Isle of Wight Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and partner agencies, Isle of Wight Council (including social care and public health) and Isle of Wight NHS Trust have launched a public consultation on a strategy called ‘Living Well with Dementia on the Isle of Wight’.

Isle of Wight Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and partner agencies – Hampshire Constabulary, Isle of Wight Council (including social care and public health) and Isle of Wight NHS Trust have announced consultation on these two important strategies. 

The Isle of Wight Council is running a consultation on the draft Fishbourne Parish Supplementary Planning Document (SPD), which sets out how Fishbourne Parish Council would like to manage development in the parish, in line with the policies of the Island Plan Core Strategy.

In advance of a formal consultation, the council wishes to collect views on a number of issues related to the Area Action Plans for the Medina Valley, Ryde and the Bay.

The existing Dogs on Leads Order is to be amended to add an additional area of land to which the order has effect. The additional area to be inserted into the order is the promenade, car park and beach at the Duver, St Helens.

The council has published a Parking Places Order No 1, 2014, setting out details of proposed changes to on- and off-street parking provision across the island.  You can click here to view the Order.

The proposed changes were agreed at the council’s budget meeting on 26 February 2014, subject to a public consultation exercise.

The council has decided to seek people’s views on changes to the way it assesses specific additional expenses related to disability, which form part of the financial assessment the council is required to carry out to determine how much people will have to pay towards their care services at home.

Every fire and rescue service in the UK is required to produce a plan setting out their proposals on how they will deliver improvements to reduce risks in their local area.

We have produced an Integrated Risk Management Plan (IRMP) for the Isle of Wight for 2014 - 2020. If you live, work, or visit the Island your views on this plan are vital to us.

The Isle of Wight Council is proposing to make changes to the delivery of the children’s centres, early childhood support, parenting & family support (5-19 year olds) and the strengthening families’ programme, which forms part of the current ‘Early Help Offer’. The council is seeking views and opinions from parents, carers, service users as well as staff and partner organisations on the proposed changes.

The Isle of Wight Council is running a consultation on the Niton & Whitwell Parish Plan, with a view to adopting it as a Supplementary Planning Document (SPD).

A wide-ranging consultation is being undertaken into the future of the Isle of Wight’s Music Education Hub.

The Department for Education’s (DfE) grant to the Island’s music hub will be reducing in 2014/2015 and the council will no longer be in a position to underwrite the year-on-year overspends on the Isle of Wight Music Service (the hub’s major delivery partner and a council service).

The Isle of Wight Council is running a consultation on the proposed Bembridge Neighbourhood Development Plan and supporting documents.

The Isle of Wight has an opportunity to secure up to £6 million of Big Lottery Funding to support innovative, sustainable and community led projects to tackle loneliness and social isolation in people over 50 on the Island. Your help is needed to strengthen and consolidate the lottery application.

The public is being invited to have a key input into how the Isle of Wight Council plans what services it is able to deliver in the future via a series of budget engagement events across the Island.

The public were invited to have a key input into how the Isle of Wight Council plans what services it is able to deliver in the future via a series of budget engagement events across the Island.

The Isle of Wight Council has launched a consultation into options for a possible change in its decision-making structure and process. It is seeking views on three options, including the existing Cabinet-based structure of decision-making.

It was agreed that the hybrid system consisting of one party executive, with four politically proportionate executive advisory committees and one scrutiny committee with the option to set up task and finish groups to scrutinise particular issues would be implemented.

For more details please click here.

The current statement of licensing policy was adopted by the Isle of Wight Council on 15 January 2014 and can be viewed here.

Sex establishments are required to be licensed under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982. There are three different types of establishment.

To view the different types and to view the Sex Establishment Policy, please click here.

The council’s Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP) policy is to be formalised and will operate from the 2013/14 financial year, subject to a period of consultation with relevant organisations and key stakeholders.

In some circumstances, people in receipt of housing benefit find themselves in a situation where the benefit they receive does not cover the amount of rent they are due to pay.

The policy provides extra support to cover these shortfalls usually on a short-term basis where a claim is made for additional financial support and the applicant is receiving at least the minimum amount of housing benefit. It does not cover shortfalls in the amount of council tax due to be paid.

The policy has been developed to give a consistent and fair approach to providing additional assistance for the most vulnerable Island residents in genuine hardship (while they review their situation following the Government’s welfare reforms).

To review the recommendations and conclusions regarding the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Habitats Regulation Assessment (HRA) Consultation, please click here.

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The Rural Broadband Public Consultation was a requirement for State-Aid purposes and was required to identify which areas on the Isle of Wight were eligible for development within the Rural Broadband Project.

The Isle of Wight Cabinet agreed to appoint BT as the preferred supplier to put in place Next Generation Access (NGA) infrastructure to deliver superfast broadband to an estimated 20,000 premises across the Island. For more information please click here.

A new scheme to provide help for Island residents in genuine financial hardship is recommended for approval in a delegated decision report published on 11 March 2013. The Local Assistance Scheme, if approved, would be launched on 1 April 2013 as a two-year pilot scheme to provide a program of support to help people access funding or services in time of crisis.

To view the report please click here.

To view the latest Press Release please click here.

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The Isle of Wight Council's Regulatory Committee determined on 10 December 2012 to vary the existing Hackney Carriage Table of Fares and requested comments.

The Isle of Wight Council has now completed its analysis and the information to revised Hackney Carriage Table of Fares can be found here.

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Following the consultation amendments were made to the Health and Wellbeing Strategy, which will be the blueprint used to determine the priorities which all organisations will work towards between 2013-16, and this has now been agreed.

You can find a copy of the final strategy by clicking here.

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The Isle of Wight Council is seeking views on the Meaders Road to Oakvale pedestrian link. This link has been open since April 2010 but has been the subject of reports to the Police and complaints to the Isle of Wight Council. We are seeking your views on whether there is a case to consider closing the link. If the council considers that there is a case to close the link, either permanently or at certain times of the day or night only, then it must apply for a ‘gating order’.

At the Planning Meeting on 30 July 2013 Members resolved that there was no justification for either the permanent closure or periodical gating of the pedestrian link between Oakvale and Meaders Road, Ryde. It was felt that the benefits of the link to residents wishing to access local facilities by foot outweighed the impact that closure would have upon the rate of crime and disorder in the Meaders Road/Oakvale area.

To view the report please click here.

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As part of its welfare reforms and its drive to encourage more people back into work, the Government is proposing to abolish the current national Council Tax Benefit Scheme. From 1 April 2013 all local authorities, including the Isle of Wight Council, will have to replace it with a local council tax support scheme for all working-age claimants. The Government has told local authorities that claimants of pensionable age will not be affected by any changes and will continue to receive support towards their council tax bills in the same way as they do now.

The cost of council tax benefit is currently paid for by the Government. When the new local schemes start on 1 April 2013, the Government will pass that funding across to local authorities, whilst reducing it by about 10%. For the Isle of Wight, if we were to just continue with the current arrangements for the council tax benefit scheme, there would be a shortfall in funding of about £1.9m.

At the full council meeting on the 16 January 2013 councillors considered the feedback from this consultation and the likely impact of any new scheme. Taking into account the complexities of the existing scheme, the timescales involved in developing, consulting and implementing a local scheme and the ability to redesign the scheme into a wholly new scheme in the timescale allowed was considerably limited.

It was agreed therefore that the local scheme was to be implemented for 2013/14 as a transitional scheme, which enabled both Isle of Wight Council and council tax benefit claimants to learn from its implementation and inform any future changes to the local scheme.

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The council has now reviewed comments received on the Gambling Act Policy which was adopted by Full Council on 16 January 2013 and will come into force on 22 February 2013. To view the policy please click here.

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The Isle of Wight Council has decided to proceed with the proposals to develop the Lake site (formerly Broadlea Primary school) but not to proceed with the proposals to develop provision at the Cowes site (Love Lane). 

In order to facilitate this, for the foreseeable future, WISE workshops will remain at Dodnor Industrial Estate and the Clatterford site will remain in use.

To view the committee report please click here.

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Feedback from the consultation will be considered in the final budget 2013/14 decisions when the budget is set at Full Council in February 2013.

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IWC is reviewing the sensory impairment services currently available to ensure the best and most cost effective support is provided in the future.

As part of the review we are consulting with current service users as well as the wider public.

Following an extensive consultation to gain the views of users, a new, single sensory service has been commissioned so that people can get all of the support they need in one place.

The new service will provide expertise, support and advice about all aspects of sight and hearing loss and will include specific support to people with the combined diagnosis of sight and hearing loss.

To read more please click here.

The council has now analysed the results of the Regulatory Services Enforcement Policy Consultation and is consulting again on the changes.

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A report on the findings of the consultation can be found here.

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A report on the findings of the consultation can be found here.

The results of this consultation informed the Healthwatch procurement process.

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The Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service has now analysed the results of the consultation and to view the current plan for 2012 – 2015 please click here.

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Responses to this consultation have now been analysed and the cabinet have approved the Home to Education Transport Policy 2013. Click here for the policy.

The Record of Decision may be viewed by clicking here.

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The equality objectives were formally adopted by the council under officer delegated powers on 30 March 2012.

The consultation and engagement process carried out informed the IOW Local Broadband Plan which helped secure £3 million worth of central government investment for superfast broadband infrastructure on the Isle of Wight.

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The Isle of Wight Council has now considered the comments received on the proposed changes to the Isle of Wight school admission arrangements for primary and secondary schools. The authority has determined the policies as proposed and no further changes will be made. The determined policies, together with those for the own admissions authority schools (Voluntary Aided, Foundation and Academies) will be published on iwight.com by the 1st May. Any objections to the determined admissions policies must be made to the Schools Adjudicator by 30th June.

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On 21st June 2012, following a period of consultation, the Isle of Wight Council designated areas of Church Place and Totland as new conservation areas and extended the boundaries of the existing Briary and Pound Green conservation areas. Maps showing the boundaries of each conservation area and copies of the adopted appraisal documents can be found here.

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The Isle of Wight Council has set a budget that freezes council tax for the second year running.

But at the same time, the £338.3 million budget agreed by the Full Council on 29 February also provides investment in a number of areas – particularly schemes to stimulate the local economy.

Isle of Wight Council leader Councillor David Pugh said the difficult decisions made last year had allowed the authority to agree a package of investment schemes designed to assist the local economy.

Councillor Pugh added that many of the proposals – such as the freezing of car parking charges for the fourth year as well as the budget’s emphasis on supporting the economy - reflected views expressed in consultations held in recent months.

Click here for the latest press release.

Click here for more information regarding the budget.

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