The applicant wanted to convert the shop into residential accommodation with sash windows and a front door Proposals to change a once-popular sweet shop on Ryde High Street into a home have been described as ‘bland and poorly designed’ and rejected. The application, submitted by MDJ Architectural Services, has been refused by the Isle of Wight Council after more than 20 Ryde residents shared their opposition to the removal of shop space at the top of the High Street. Plans to convert shop to residential Formerly The Candy Store, the shop closed at the start of March last year and proposals looked to incorporate the retail floor space into the existing two-bed house behind and above the shop.