The Isle of Wight’s highways service provider has weighed in on plans to convert and replace an Island village’s tea rooms, objecting on three grounds.
Island Roads said Daniel Palmer’s change of use application to convert The Olive Garden cafe and tea rooms on Godshill’s High Street raised issues including ‘inadequate’ access visibility, parking and turning space.
Mr Palmer is seeking to convert The Olive Garden cafe and tea rooms into residential accommodation with a detached replacement tearoom.
A Design, Access and Heritage Statement prepared as part of his application said:
“This application will provide an attractive, functional and accessible environment that contributes to the sense of place, bringing forward a new dwelling in a sustainable location.
“Our proposal would invest in and improve a tourism element in the heart of Godshill, supporting the local economy. The proposed tearoom would complement the existing building and fit in well with the mixed character of the conservation area.
“The new build has been designed to blend and complement the existing property with similar colour brick elevations, overhanging eaves, rendered detailing around the windows and a slate roof, giving it a sense of place within the village.”
In a submitted Highways Representation, Island Roads said the proposed development’s access is ‘unsatisfactory’ due to ‘unacceptable visibility’.
The report also stated the plans do not have ‘adequate’ space and facilities to allow vehicles to park in, enter and leave the site in a ‘satisfactory and safe manner’.
Road safety interests would be ‘compromised’ by the application, it added.
A council public consultation on the proposal ends on March 14 and a decision is due on April 4.
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