Future Of Brading B&B Under Scrutiny As Owners Seek Change Of Use

A ten-room bed and breakfast in an historic Isle of Wight town could be transformed into a large family home amid ‘higher energy costs’ and a rising cost of living.

Ms K. Di Nallo, who is seeking to purchase the property, has proposed a change of use of the Oaklands House guest house on Brading’s Morton Road to residential accommodation.

The hotel is said to be ‘no longer viable’ in the ‘long-term’, with ‘all savings’ used to ‘cover revenue costs’, according to a Planning Statement from the applicant’s agent, Phil Salmon Planning.

“The hotel has unfortunately, along with all hospitality businesses, experienced higher energy costs, rises in the cost of living, and the drop in government help post-Covid.

“The current owners of the guest house are in a position where they wish to move on from the former hospitality business, given it is no longer viable and maintenance liabilities mounting.

“The applicants are prospective buyers of the property who wish to use it as their home and not operate a guest house.”

County Hall’s public consultation on application 25/01339/FUL finishes on October 17 and a decision has been scheduled for November 7.