- Nation
- England
- National planning policy
- NPPF
- Planning authorities
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- County town
- Newport
How councils on the Isle of Wight look at it
Surveys can set the timetable for a conditional sale more than the council does. A garden plot on the Isle of Wight may need a tree survey, a preliminary ecology check, sometimes bat or reptile surveys, and a drainage strategy, because the new home will require a drainage plan the council will want to see. Some ecology work can only be done at certain times of year, which is why the long-stop date should allow for it. We plan the surveys at the outset, fund them as part of the application, and share the results with you.
Planning authorities covering the Isle of Wight include Isle of Wight Council.
How it works
Free plot appraisal
We check your title, access, planning history and local policy from our desk, then talk it through with you. If a new home looks realistic, we visit the garden and tell you which route we think suits it best.
Heads of terms
We set out the price or price formula, what counts as satisfactory permission, the long-stop date, how any planning costs are treated and who pays which fees. You see all of it before instructing a solicitor.
Exchange of conditional contracts
Both solicitors agree the contract and the plan of the plot. On exchange, both sides are bound, subject to the planning condition, and our contract is noted on your title so the plot can’t be sold elsewhere.
Planning application
We commission the surveys, prepare the drawings, seek pre-application advice where useful and submit the application, normally at our cost. You see the plans before they go in, and the council makes the decision.
Completion, or you keep your land
Once a satisfactory permission is granted and any challenge period has passed, the sale completes within the agreed time and the plot gets its own title. If permission is refused and the contract ends, the land stays yours.
Subject to planning in towns across the Isle of Wight
Questions about subject to planning on the Isle of Wight
Do you buy garden plots subject to planning on the Isle of Wight?
Yes. Where a plot on the Isle of Wight has a realistic chance of permission, we can agree a conditional contract: price fixed now, completion only once a satisfactory permission is granted. We normally fund the application. If it is refused and the contract ends, you keep your land.
What is a long-stop date on a sale subject to planning on the Isle of Wight?
It is the last date by which a satisfactory planning permission must be granted. If none arrives by then, the contract ends and you keep your land. It is agreed at the start and should allow time for surveys, one application and, where sensible, a resubmission or appeal.
Is a sale subject to planning legally binding on the Isle of Wight?
Yes, once contracts are exchanged. Both sides are committed to complete if a satisfactory permission is granted by the long-stop date. Before exchange, heads of terms aren’t binding, and either side can walk away. Your own solicitor should review the contract before you sign.
Can you build a new home in my garden on the Isle of Wight for me to keep?
Yes. Through our design and build route we survey your plot, design a new home with you, apply for planning and, once permission is granted, build it. You keep the land and the new home, to sell, let or use for family. You get a written quote after design and survey, and any earlier guide price is a guide only.
Other options on the Isle of Wight
- Joint venture on your garden plot on the Isle of Wight
- Tandem and landlocked plots on the Isle of Wight
- Build a new home in your garden on the Isle of Wight
- Planning permission for a garden plot on the Isle of Wight
- Plot feasibility and design on the Isle of Wight
- Sell part of your garden on the Isle of Wight