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Dismissed17 November 20256000401

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

Planning appeal 6000401 at 32-38 Stoke Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 1JG (Gosport Borough Council) was dismissed on 17 November 2025 by Inspector Reeves K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether condition 1 is reasonable and necessary having regard to the Habitats Regulations and the nature of the proposed development.

Conversion of part ground floor commercial unit (Class E) to form eight dwellings (Class C3) under GPDO Part 3

Authority
Gosport Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Reeves K
Postcode
PO12 1JG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether condition 1 is reasonable and necessary having regard to the Habitats Regulations and the nature of the proposed development

What decided it

The condition is necessary and reasonable because it reflects a statutory requirement under the Habitats Regulations to obtain Competent Authority approval before development commences where significant effects on European sites are likely.

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