Fort Gilkicker William Jervois Way Gosport Hampshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/00027/VOC - Removal or Variation of Condition Approved at committee
Admin / procedural

Approved at planning committee on 18 March 2026, subject to a legal agreement. The council issues its decision notice once the agreement is signed.

Proposal

Amendment to legal agreements dated 04.12.13 and 23.11.16 of planning permissions and to reduce heights of viewing mounds and relocate interpretation centre Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Jan 2026
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Validated
27 Jan 2026
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Consultation
4 Feb 2026
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Committee
18 Mar 2026
Decision notice
Not issued yet

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 24 Mar 2026.

The consultation period closed on 27 Feb 2026.

Planning committee

Decided by Gosport Regulatory Board on 18 Mar 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised that lowering the mounds and relocating the centre would preserve public benefits and improve the Fort’s setting.
  • Historic England and a fort society supported the changes, while one objector opposed the housing and mound reduction.
  • The Board authorised amendments to the Section 106 requirements.
Read how the committee decided The proposed changes, planning history, officers’ assessment, public comments, committee discussion and decision.

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

Documents 4

Statements & assessments 1

PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Supporting Document · 3 Feb 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 25 Feb 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 25 Feb 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF COVERING LETTER Supporting Document · 3 Feb 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 10

Scheduled monument: Gilkicker fort
Scheduled monument consent is needed for any work to it, separate from planning permission.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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.
Heritage at risk: Gilkicker Fort, Fort Road, Gilkicker Point
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Agricultural land, grade 5
Very poor quality farmland, not best and most versatile. Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. A site survey can differ.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Special protection area 80 m away: Solent and Dorset Coast
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Fort Gilkicker, Grade II*, 31 m away
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.
Historic England ↗
SSSI 123 m away: Gilkicker Lagoon SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Priority habitat 31 m away: Good quality semi improved grassland.
Not affected
Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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
Removal or Variation of Condition
Postcode
PO12 2NJ
Received
5 Jan 2026
Validated
27 Jan 2026
Ward
Anglesey
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Mar 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Deniz Beck Partners

Public comments

1comment received
1 supporting

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
10 Mar 2026
Consultation
4 Feb 2026
Comments by
27 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
5 Feb 2026
Committee
18 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
Gosport
Planning Authority Score
8.3/10
Excellent
#19 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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