Just a month after plans were shelved for the historic Isle of Wight East Dene estate, new proposals have come forward.
The Grade II* listed building, built in 1824, overlooking the Bonchurch coastline, could now be split into eight residential flats, after Robert Camping, the man behind the plans, submitted a new scheme to the Isle of Wight Council.
A previous proposal could have seen the protected estate turned into a wellbeing retreat with eco-lodges installed in the grounds.
Those proposals were later revised to transform the main house into an aparthotel with a commercial kitchen.
In December, the revised plans were withdrawn amid a flurry of objections which called the scheme an ‘overdevelopment’.
Scaled-back plans could now see six apartments, ranging from one to four beds, created in the historic building, adding to the two residential units already there.
Plans say internal alterations would see some doors blocked up and new ones created, with bathrooms, shower rooms and kitchens fitted.
The finishes of some walls, ceilings and floors could also be stripped.
No major external alterations would be made, the plans say, apart from some extraction vents and flues added at roof level.
East Dene had previously been used as a wedding venue and most recently as an Allnatt Children’s Activity Centre but closed due to the Covid pandemic.
You can view the plans, 23/02196/FUL and 23/02197/LBC, on the Isle of Wight Council’s planning register. Comments can be submitted until January 26.
One objection has already been submitted against the plans by a neighbour, saying the traffic consequences would serve to “destroy the allure and very possibly the safety” of this historic site for residents and visitors alike.
To get to East Dene, on Bonchurch Village Road, Island Roads said people would need to use a number of substandard junctions, to the detriment of highway safety and would add “unduly to the hazards of highway users”.
The highways authority said it would object to the plans, if it could not be proven East Dene had been used as a 36-bed hotel all year round, as it would generate a significant increase in vehicular traffic.
It also said there was inadequate pedestrian connectivity and unacceptable access width and visibility.
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