Victoria Quay Weevil Lane Gosport Hampshire Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

ERECTION OF NEW BUILDING TO FORM A BOAT SHED AND FABRICATION WAREHOUSE WITH ASSOCIATED STAFF FACILITIES, AND ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING BUILDING (48) TO INSTALL NEW DOOR OPENINGS TO PROVIDE ACCESS (CONSERVATION AREA) (as amplified and amended by information received 31.03.26 and 16.04.26) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Jan 2026
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Validated
12 Jan 2026
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Consultation
15 Jan 2026
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Committee
3 Jun 2026
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Approved
4 Jun 2026

Approved on 4 Jun 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Gosport Regulatory Board on 3 Jun 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the marine employment benefits outweighed less than substantial heritage harm.
  • Consultees raised no objections, while members discussed parking, apprenticeships, jobs and whether the cladding suited coastal conditions.
  • The Board approved the application subject to the reported conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site context, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, members’ debate, conditions and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Gosport's committee minutes of 3 Jun 2026.

Site constraints 10

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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.
Gosport to Portsmouth across the site
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Royal Clarence Yard 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 ↗
Special protection area about 60 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 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
6 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; SSSI about 332 m away: Portsmouth Harbour SSSI; Scheduled monument about 219 m away: A length of the Gosport Lines west of Weevil Lane; Inside the Gosport built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt

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
Devt. app. FULL
Postcode
PO12 1FN
Received
6 Jan 2026
Validated
12 Jan 2026
Ward
Forton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Apr 2026
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
4 Jun 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
HGP Architects Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 143 days from validation, 93 days slower than Gosport's median of 50 for extensions. Approved, as 97% of extensions here are.

86%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
118decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14537523
Neighbours
15 Jan 2026
Consultation
15 Jan 2026
Comments by
7 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
22 Jan 2026
Committee
3 Jun 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