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SITE NAME COLDHARBOUR
LOCATION Mumby Road
LOCAL AUTHORITY Gosport Borough Council
SIZE Approximately 3 hectares
OWNERSHIP Mixed
STATUS Allocated for mixed uses in the Gosport Borough Local Plan Review (R/DP4). It is considered that a hotel could form part of a mixed use development on this site.
ACCESS This is a prime waterfront location adjacent the Gosport Town Centre with good access from the A32 and close to the Gosport Bus Station.

Close to the Gosport Ferry Terminus with regular services to Portsmouth (8 an hour at peak periods and 4 an hour off-peak) providing a direct link to the Portsmouth Harbour main line rail station as well as ferry services to the Isle of Wight .
RELEVANT HISTORY The site has a long history of marine activity and employment uses. The area is presently the location of a number of yacht related companies, boatyards and moorings together with other general industrial and office premises.

Parts of the site have already been redeveloped including a number of waterside apartments at the southern and northerm ends of the site as well as the redevelopment of workshops / offices for an existing business.
STRENGTHS & OPPORTUNITIES
  • Prominent waterfront location.
  • Impressive views across to Portsmouth Harbour to the Historic Naval Dockyard and HMS Victory, the Spinnaker Tower and Portsdown Hill.
  • Any possible hotel development would form part of a wider mixed-use development including the possibility of retail and leisure uses
  • Closely linked to the other major waterfront development sites with the potential for significant prestige mixed use developments.
  • In close proximity to two major marinas as well as marine-related businesses.
  • Located on the route of the Millennium Promenade with links to attractions such as the Royal Naval Submarine Museum and Explosion!-The Museum of Naval Firepower.
  • The site is located adjacent Gosport Town Centre with a range of shops and facilities with a popular twice-weekly market (one of the largest on the south coast).
  • Good connections with Portsmouth and the national rail network including direct trains to London (via short ferry crossing), rest of Gosport and Lee-on-the –Solent and the motorway network (only 10 km to Junction 11)
CONSTRAINTS Variety of existing buildings on-site.
TIMESCALE Short to medium term
CONTACT DETAILS Lynda Dine, Head of Economic Prosperity, 02392 545231 lynda.dine@gosport.gov.uk
Chris Payne, Head of Planning Policy, 02392 545216 chris.payne@gosport.gov.uk