Dozens Object To Plans For Homes On Freshwater Greenfield Site
- Rufus Pickles
- 1 day ago
- 2 min read
Plans to build three homes on greenfield land in Freshwater are facing growing opposition, with dozens of objections lodged with the Isle of Wight Council.
Since 30th July, 37 letters have been submitted opposing revised proposals from GL Developments IOW for three custom-build homes off Queens Road on Pound Green.
Concerns raised include the potential visual impact, loss of wildlife habitat, pressure on drainage infrastructure and the fact the development would not provide social housing.
The site is within a conservation area, with residents arguing development could damage its existing character.
Kenneth and Christine Robinson, who live on Camp Road, said building on the land would “completely spoil” the view from Granny’s Mead towards Pound Green.
Resident Michelle Laight said she had observed a wide variety of wildlife in the field during the past 12 years, including badgers, foxes, herons, buzzards, kestrels, woodpeckers, barn owls and pheasants.
She said: “Having the green area desecrated and destroyed will mean that much wildlife will lose their habitat.”
Concerns have also been raised about drainage, with Sarah Hobby claiming there is a “serious lack of adequate foul drainage provision” and “severe capacity issues” affecting the local wastewater network.
She told planners: “Under Policy DM14 of the Island Plan Core Strategy, any new development has to guarantee sustainable drainage, avoid making flood risks worse, and show that there is actual infrastructure in place to handle it.
“This application simply doesn’t meet those basic requirements.”
However, GL Developments IOW has defended the proposals, describing the scheme as “well balanced” and saying it would allow development to take place in a “respectful and sensitive way”.
The developer said the landscape and visual effects would largely be at the “lowest end of the scale”, while arguing the development would protect and enhance biodiversity and ecological networks.
Plans also include a Sustainable Drainage System pond designed to accommodate surface water from the proposed homes.
In its planning statement, the developer said the scheme would reduce existing surface water flowing onto the highway and entering the combined public sewer.
It added: “The proposal, as a composite whole is well balanced and creates a distinct sense of place which allows change to take place, but in a respectful and sensitive way and delivers significant benefits without technical conflict to the means of access, trees, ecology or drainage.”
The council’s public consultation on application 26/00645/FUL closes tomorrow (14th August), with a decision currently scheduled for 4th September.
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