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 a draft version of the Island Planning Strategy in 2021.
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).
The next version of the IPS is currently being prepared. A decision was made at the Extraordinary Meeting of Full Council on Wednesday, 5 October, 2022, 6.00 pm not to publish the Regulation 19 submission version of the IPS for public consultation. 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.
We are currently looking at the content of the draft IPS and also considering a live consultation by the Government on changes to national planning policy. Further information about the consultation can be found at: Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill: reforms to national planning policy.
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 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
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