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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.
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