Gosport - Publication of a Local Plan Addendum (Regulation 19 Consultation)

GOSPORT BOROUGH COUNCIL

Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 Town and Country Planning

(Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 Notice of an Addendum to the Regulation 19 Publication of a Local Plan Gosport Borough Local Plan 2042

Statement of Representation Procedure and Inspection of Documents

Gosport Borough Council hereby gives notice that it is publishing an Addendum to the Gosport Borough Local Plan 2042 (Publication Version). The Borough Council invites formal

representations to be made on the Addendum document only. The Addendum is supported by an up to date evidence base which includes an Addendum to the Sustainability Appraisal, and an Addendum to the Habitats Regulation Assessment.

The consultation period is for 6 weeks starts on 20th July 2026 and ends at 11.59pm on the 1st September 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.

It is important to note that comments can only be made to the matters covered in the Addendum and not to other parts of the Local Plan which have already been the subject of a Regulation 19 public consultation. Any person making a representation on the Addendum to 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 Addendum to the Gosport Borough Local Plan 2042 (Publication Version), Addendum to the Sustainability Appraisal, Addendum to the Habitats Regulation Assessment, evidence base and other supporting documents are available online at: www.gosport.gov.uk/GBLP2042addendum and in the Main Reception situated on the ground floor at Gosport Town Hall.

The Addendum 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 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