Five ‘High Quality’ Houses Could Be Built Beside Former Isle Of Wight Train Station

Five ‘high quality’ houses could be built beside a former Isle of Wight train station.

Applicants Stratton and Raben have sought permission to construct five homes, classed as ‘market housing’, along with an access road, garages, parking and landscaping on land next to Station House on Station Road in St Helens.

The development would make a ‘significant contribution to addressing the housing supply shortage’, their agent, the Andrew White Planning Consultancy has said.

It would comprise two two-bedroom semi-detached houses, two four-bedroom houses and another with three bedrooms.

A Planning Statement from the consultancy says:

“The new homes would be designed to a high quality and there would be a range of unit types and sizes.

“The density, scale and general arrangement of properties would be commensurate with the character and appearance of the surrounding area.

“The development would make a significant financial contribution towards affordable housing and would also mitigate its cumulative impacts on the Solent Special Protection Area by making a separate financial contribution towards the Bird Aware Scheme.”

The council’s public consultation on application 25/00779/FUL finishes on July 4 and a decision is expected on July 28.