57 - 59 Bury Road Gosport Hampshire PO12 3UE Data via plota.co.uk

26/00030/GR3 - Reg 3 GBC Approved

Proposal

Change of use to 13-bedroom hostel (conservation area) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Feb 2026
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Validated
11 Feb 2026
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Consultation
11 Feb 2026
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Committee
18 Mar 2026
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Approved
1 Apr 2026

Approved on 1 Apr 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Gosport Regulatory Board on 18 Mar 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the hostel would meet a specific housing need without significant harm to neighbours, highways or heritage.
  • Residents raised concerns about activity, noise, privacy, security, traffic, management and the effect on the conservation area.
  • The Board approved the application subject to the report’s conditions, following discussion of referrals, management, staffing and CCTV.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, public views, committee discussion and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Gosport's committee minutes of 18 Mar 2026.

Documents 19

Consultation & comments 10

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 6 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗
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PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 2 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 2 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗
PDF HAMPSHIRE FIRE & RESCUE Consultee Comment · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF GOSPORT SOCIETY Consultee Comment · 12 Feb 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Water SPA/Ramsar, Solent Maritime SAC, Portsmouth Harbour SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Bury Road conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
9 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Oddfellows House, Grade II, about 52 m from the postcode pin · 9 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 9 with distances
Historic England ↗
Special protection area about 304 m away: Portsmouth Harbour
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
SSSI about 304 m away: Portsmouth Harbour SSSI; Inside the Gosport built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Gosport
Application type
Reg 3 GBC
Postcode
PO12 3UE
Received
4 Feb 2026
Validated
11 Feb 2026
Ward
Anglesey
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Apr 2026
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
1 Apr 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, about the council's usual 52 days. Approved, as 96% of full applications here are.

85%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
107decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Gosport in the last twelve months, from validation. Gosport decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14338792
Neighbours
10 Mar 2026
Consultation
11 Feb 2026
Comments by
6 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
19 Feb 2026
Committee
18 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
Gosport
Planning Authority Score
8.3/10
Excellent
#19 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Gosport is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #66 out of 296. Only 30% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Gosport decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #38 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #32 of 296
76%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #66 of 296
30%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #54 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
18 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
85%
Change of use approved
13 decided
226
Total decisions
13 refused in the year to March 2026