32-38 Stoke Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 1JG

Planning appeal 3367351 at 32-38 Stoke Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 1JG (Gosport Borough Council) was dismissed on 11 December 2025 by Inspector Reeves K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties and the future occupiers of the development, with particular regard to car parking provision.

conversion of vacant ground and first floor offices into an 18 bedroom HMO

Authority: Gosport Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Reeves K
Postcode: PO12 1JG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties and the future occupiers of the development, with particular regard to car parking provision

What decided it

The scale of the 18-bedroom HMO and the absence of sufficient parking provision on site would cause unacceptable harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers and fail to provide suitable living conditions for future occupiers, conflicting with Policy LP23.

The limited benefits of housing choice and reuse of a vacant building were outweighed by the significant harm caused by inadequate parking provision affecting both neighbouring and future occupiers' living conditions.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy LP23 of the Gosport Borough Local Plan 2011-2029Parking Supplementary Planning Document 2014

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