Consultations and surveys

The Isle of Wight Council is consulting on the content of the following draft documents with a view to adopting each one as a Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) within the Island Plan Local Development Framework.

The consultation period will run from Friday 29 November 2024 until 5pm on Friday 17 January 2025

• Supplementary Planning Document consultations
  
  

Isle of Wight health and social care system leaders launched the Isle of Wight Dementia Strategy in May 2022. It sets out a joint vision for improving dementia services and making the Island a place where people with a dementia can live safe and fulfilling lives. 

We are now starting work to refresh the Dementia Strategy, looking at what has already been achieved and where our continued efforts are needed to continue to drive improvements in dementia care and support for local people.

We need you to tell us about your experience of dementia services to understand what has worked well and what can be done better.

We will be hosting four in-person events across the island to facilitate open discussions and gather direct feedback. These events will provide an opportunity for attendees to engage with our team, share their stories, and contribute to the future direction of our Dementia Strategy.

Events will be held as an informal discussion providing people with the opportunity to give feedback. Arrive at any time between the hours stated above.

• 22 January 2025, 10am to 1pm, The Broadway Centre, Sandown
• 30 January 2025, 1pm to 4pm, The Riverside Centre, Newport
• 05 February 2025, 1pm to 4pm, Parklands Café, Cowes
• 11 February 2025, 1pm to 4pm, West Wight Leisure Centre, Freshwater

Dementia Strategy consultation questionnaire

If you require a paper copy of the questionnaire, you can contact the service

Closing date for questionnaires 28 February 2025

The Isle of Wight Council public consultation gives Islanders the opportunity to have their say on how the Council should spend its money next year.

The annual budget consultation is seeking feedback from all Island residents about the priorities they want to see in the coming year.

These views will help shape the draft budget for the 2025/26 financial year.

Residents are encouraged to complete the consultation survey and have their say by Sunday 26 January 2025.

• Budget consultation 2025-2026

Residents on the Isle of Wight have another opportunity to have their say on proposed primary school closures.

Following Cabinet approval last month, Public Notices have today (Friday 3 January 2025) been published for Arreton St George's CE, Brading CE, Cowes, Oakfield CE and Wroxall primary schools.

If approved, these closures would come into effect from 31 August 2025. 

Consultation closes at 5pm on 3 February 2025

• School Place Planning consultation

Consultation on draft LNRS for the Isle of Wight

In December 2024, Defra and Natural England approved the draft LNRS for the Isle of Wight. The next step is to hold a period of public consultation before councillors are asked to approve the final version.

• The public consultation is running for four weeks from Friday 17 January 2025
• The deadline for comments is Friday 14 February 2025

Local Nature Recovery Strategy consultation

Since April 2013 every Health and Wellbeing Board in England has a legal responsibility to publish and keep up to date a statement of the needs for pharmaceutical services of the population in its area, referred to as a Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA). The PNA looks at the existing provision of community pharmacy services across the Isle of Wight and whether this meets the current and future needs of the population. It can be used to make decisions in the commissioning of NHS-funded Pharmaceutical Services.

The consultation period runs from 20 January 2025 to 11:59pm 21 March 2025

• Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment consultation