Cowes West And Gurnard planning approval rate

Name: Cowes West And Gurnard ward planning approval rate: Isle of Wight
Creator: PlanningLens
Published: 2026-08-16T10:57:38+00:00
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Cowes West And Gurnard ward in Isle of Wight has a 88.6% approval rate based on 757 planning decisions. Isle of Wight overall: 88.3%.

Last updated: August 2026

88.6%

ward approval rate

757

Decisions

671

Approved

Refused

88.3%

Isle of Wight average

Cowes West And Gurnard is broadly in line with the Isle of Wight average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.

How Cowes West And Gurnard compares

Cowes West And Gurnard ward (757 decided)

88.6%

Isle of Wight overall (14,720 decided)

88.3%

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Recent decisions in Cowes West And Gurnard

26/00737/HOU

Proposed single storey rear extension to form conservatory · Wed 05 Aug 2026

Approved

26/00794/HOU

Retention of boundary fencing · Mon 03 Aug 2026

Approved

26/00443/HOU

Demolition of garage; Proposed two storey side extension; roof alterations to in · Thu 30 Jul 2026

Approved

26/00741/HOU

Retention of an outbuilding consisting of two adapted and cladded shipping conta · Mon 27 Jul 2026

Approved

26/00696/HOU

Proposed alterations to include dormer window on north elevation; replacement of · Wed 22 Jul 2026

Approved

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Other wards in Isle of Wight

Nettlestone And Seaview (86.9%) Ryde North West (93.3%) Shanklin South (87.9%) Bembridge (90.5%) Brading, St. Helens And Bembridge (90.0%) Brighstone Calbourne And Shalfleet (89.6%) Ventnor And St Lawrence (89.2%) Cowes North (88.1%) Newchurch Havenstreet And Ashey (86.3%) Binstead And Fishbourne (88.4%) Freshwater North And Yarmouth (87.0%)

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