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Social Services Headquarters Fairlee House 17 Fairlee Road Newport Isle Of Wight PO30 2EA

Granted Isle of Wight 25/01278/OUT Outline Planning Permission (Reg 3)

Works: Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Demolition of existing Social Services building; Outline for replacement building to provide ten affordable apartment units (revised description)

As published by the council, reference 25/01278/OUT

Application record

Reference
25/01278/OUT
Type
Outline Planning Permission (Reg 3)
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted
Received
3 Sep 2025
Validated
19 Sep 2025
Decided
20 Jan 2026
Ward
Fairlee And Whippingham
Parish
Newport & Carisbrooke Community Council
Decision by
Committee Report Planning
Postcode
PO30 2EA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Sep 2025

    Received by Isle of Wight

  2. 19 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Granted

  4. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

34 documents on file for this application

  • DECISION NOTICE APPROVAL Decision Notice · 20 Jan 2026
  • IWC ARCHAEOLOGY MEMO RE BUILDING RECORDING (CONDITION 3) General Correspondence · 03 Dec 2025
  • MRS CODY ALLEN-NEUTRAL(FULL) Public Comment · 07 Nov 2025
  • MRS CAROLYN HERBERT Consultee Comment · 04 Nov 2025
  • BAT EMERGENCE SURVEY Supporting Information · 27 Oct 2025
  • PUBLIC HEALTH Consultee Comment · 09 Oct 2025
  • MRS CAROLYN HERBERT Consultee Comment · 25 Sep 2025
  • MR ISLAND ROADS Consultee Comment · 24 Sep 2025
  • SOUTHERN WATER Consultee Comment · 24 Sep 2025
  • MS SUSAN JONES-NEUTRAL(FULL) Public Comment · 22 Sep 2025
  • DRAFT HEADS OF TERMS Supporting Information · 19 Sep 2025
  • SITE NOTICE Site Notice · 19 Sep 2025
  • LSBUD Consultee Comment · 19 Sep 2025
  • SCOTTISH & SOUTHERN ELECTRICITY NETWORKS Consultee Comment · 19 Sep 2025
  • SCOTIA GAS NETWORKS LIMITED Consultee Comment · 19 Sep 2025
  • LOCATION PLAN & BLOCK PLAN Plan - Location · 18 Sep 2025
  • OPT 8 PHASING PLAN 1 Plan - Block Existing · 18 Sep 2025
  • PLANNING, DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT REV A Supporting Information · 18 Sep 2025
  • NITRATE NEUTRALITY STATEMEN Supporting Information · 18 Sep 2025
  • PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN Plan - Block · 18 Sep 2025
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form - Public Copy · 03 Sep 2025
  • ATTACHMENTSUMMARY Supporting Information · 03 Sep 2025
  • OPT 8 GROUND FP Supporting Information · 03 Sep 2025
  • OPT 8 FIRST FP Supporting Information · 03 Sep 2025
  • OPT 8 SECOND FP Supporting Information · 03 Sep 2025
  • OPT 8 SITE PLAN Plan - Block · 03 Sep 2025
  • OPT 8 FRONT ELEV Plans - Other · 03 Sep 2025
  • OPT 8 REAR ELEV Elevation (Rear) ? Proposed · 03 Sep 2025
  • OPT 8 SIDE SOUTH ELEV Elevation (Side) ? Proposed · 03 Sep 2025
  • OPT 8 SIDE NORTH ELEV Elevation (Side) ? Proposed · 03 Sep 2025
  • NEW1501-P2- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN STATEMENT Supporting Information · 03 Sep 2025
  • NEW1501-P2- HERITAGE STATEMENT Supporting Information · 03 Sep 2025
  • APPENDIX 1 PRE-APPLICATION PLANNING ADVICE 17 FAIRLEE ROAD Supporting Information · 03 Sep 2025
  • 17 FAIRLEE ROAD - ELEVATIONS OF EXISTING BUILDING Elevation (Front) ? Existing · 03 Sep 2025

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What this grant of permission means

Isle of Wight granted permission on 20 January 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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