| SITE NAME |
PRIDDY'S HARD (HERITAGE AREA) |
| LOCATION |
Heritage Way |
| LOCAL AUTHORITY |
Gosport Borough Council |
| SIZE |
1 hectare (approx.) |
| OWNERSHIP |
Gosport Borough Council |
| STATUS |
Allocated for mixed uses (R/DP4) (Gosport Borough Local Plan Review) It is considered that a hotel could form part of a mixed use development on this site. |
| ACCESS |
The site can be accessed from Heritage Way (A32). |
| RELEVANT HISTORY |
The Borough Council acquired the site from the Ministry of Defence in 1994. The Explosion Museum is already open and construction is now well underway for a residential development of 200 dwellings. |
| STRENGTHS & OPPORTUNITIES |
- Site occupies attractive location adjacent Portsmouth Harbour and its inlet, Forton Lake.
- Impressive views across Portsmouth including the Historic Naval Dockyard and the Spinnaker Tower.
- The site is an historically important former naval site within a Conservation Area with Ramparts (to be opened as a public park) and numerous Listed Buildings.
- Opportunities to develop a hotel in relation with other leisure attractions at this site to complement the award winning Explosion!- the Museum of Naval Firepower.
- Closely linked to other major waterfront development sites which will include the leisure, employment and marina facilities.
- Site is on the Millennium Promenade with pedestrian links across Forton Bridge to the Town Centre, Gosport Ferry (regular services to Portsmouth), Falkland Gardens and the Royal Navy Submarine Museum.
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| CONSTRAINTS |
There are a variety of 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
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