Gosport, Local Plan Publication

GOSPORT BOROUGH COUNCIL

Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 Notice of Regulation 19 Publication of a Local Plan Gosport Borough Local Plan 2042 (Publication Version) Statement of Representation Procedure and Inspection of Documents

Gosport Borough Council hereby gives notice that it is publishing the Gosport Borough Local Plan 2042 (Publication Version). The Borough Council invites formal representations to be made on this document. The Publication Version of the Local Plan is supported by an up to date evidence base which includes a Sustainability Appraisal, a Habitats Regulation Assessment, a Duty to Co-operate Statement and a Statement of Consultation.

The consultation period starts on 5th March 2026 and ends on the 16th April 2026 representations received after this date will not be accepted.

Written representations should be made using the representations form available from the locations listed below or from the Borough Council's Local Plan web page and returned using the online form or email to planning.policy@gosport.gov.uk or by post to:

The Head of Planning Policy, Gosport Borough Council, Town Hall, High Street Gosport, PO12 1EB.

Any person making a representation on the Gosport Borough Local Plan 2042 (Publication Version) and/or associated documents may request to be notified of the progress in relation to the submission, examination and adoption of the document.

The Gosport Borough Local Plan 2042 (Publication Version), Sustainability Appraisal, evidence base and other supporting documents are available online at: https://www.gosport.gov.uk/article/2678/Gosport-Borough-Local-Plan-2042 and in the Main Reception situated on the ground floor at Gosport Town Hall.

The Publication Version of the Local Plan is also available to view at the following locations during normal opening times:

• Gosport Discovery Centre, High Street, Gosport, PO12 1BT;

• Elson Community Library and Hub, 136 Chantry Road, Gosport, PO12 4NG;

• Lee Hub, High Street, Lee-on-the-Solent, PO13 9BZ; and

• Bridgemary Library, 74 Brewers Lane, Bridgemary, Gosport, PO13 0LA. Information about l opening times can be found at: https://www.gosport.gov.uk/article/1280/Libraries-in-Gosport

For further information please see the Borough Council's website or contact the Planning Policy Team on 02392 545228 or email planning.policy@gosport.gov.uk