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Isle Of Wight Fails To Meet Housing Targets - What Happens Now?
By Louise Hill LDR
The Isle of Wight has only achieved 54 per cent of its housebuilding target over the past three years — leaving it vulnerable to unwanted development.
Its poor record, which left it close to the bottom of the national table, means there is a presumption of approval to applications for schemes within the National Planning Policy Framework.
Between 2017 and 2020, 1,823 homes should have been built to meet government-set targets but only 978 were delivered.