A three-bedroom house with rooftop solar panels could be built within the grounds of a neglected former Isle of Wight hotel.
Paul Clark has lodged a planning application with County Hall for a two-storey home off Ventnor’s Madeira Road, next to the empty Ventnor Towers Hotel.
The cliff top application site is on the edge of Bonchurch, the village which suffered a catastrophic landslide in December 2023.
In addition to bedrooms, the proposed building would have a living room, utility room, kitchen, dining room, ensuite bathroom, dressing room and balcony.
There would also be two car parking spaces and a bike store.
The council has so far received one objection under the name, M. Swan:
“This ultra-modern building is totally out of harmony with the surroundings.
"Any previous newbuilds in the area have been reasonable in keeping with the rest of the area.
“It would be a shame to allow this type of building to be erected in a conservation area.”
In a memo to Maria Bishop, County Hall’s development control officer, fellow council planner Jerry Willis said Mr Clark’s application could be refused due to the ‘potential loss of high amenity trees’ said to be ‘significant to the wider area’.
Ventnor Towers Hotel has been disused for years and was described in reviews prior to its closure as ‘Fawlty Towers meets the Overlook Hotel from the Shining’ and ‘mildly terrifying’.
Previous plans to demolish the hotel and turn it into a private residence were withdrawn in January 2024.
The council’s public consultation on the application will close on February 7 and a decision is expected on March 5.
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