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Dismissed11 September 20266011101

Former Gas Holder Site, Cranbourne Road, Gosport, PO12 1RL

Planning appeal 6011101 at Former Gas Holder Site, Cranbourne Road, Gosport, PO12 1RL (Gosport) was dismissed on 11 September 2026 by Inspector R Cahalane, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on highway safety, with particular regard to vehicular access to and from the appeal site, and along the surrounding road network.

Change of use from former gas holder land (sui generis) to open storage (Class B8)

Authority
Gosport
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
employment-industrial
Inspector
R Cahalane
Postcode
PO12 1RL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on highway safety, with particular regard to vehicular access to and from the appeal site, and along the surrounding road network

What decided it

The absence of technical evidence demonstrating that the proposed change of use would not create real non-hypothetical highway safety risks, particularly regarding larger vehicle reversing manoeuvres and visibility obstructions on the constrained access route and surrounding residential roads.

The benefits of approving the appeal development, including economic benefits from commercial use, were substantially outweighed by adverse effects on highway safety

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP22Policy LP23

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