CROWN/2026/0000005 David Peake
- Date submitted
- 5 August 2026
- Submitted by
- Interested party
Dear Crown Applications Team, Please find attached my written representation in respect of Crown Development application CROWN/2026/0000005 — the proposed expansion of Haslar Immigration Removal Centre, Dolphin Way, Gosport PO12 2AW. This representation concerns the interaction between the proposed Phase 2 expansion of Haslar IRC and the emerging Gosport Borough Local Plan 2042, which is expected to be submitted for examination later this year. It raises four matters for the Inspector's consideration: (a) The emerging Local Plan contains no reference to the IRC, meaning there is no local policy framework for assessing cumulative impact on the Haslar Peninsula. (b) The absence of compulsory Section 106 obligations for Crown Development means the largest facility on the peninsula will not contribute to infrastructure the Local Plan depends upon, and the plan identifies no alternative mechanism. (c) The plan's nutrient neutrality framework cannot account for the IRC's nitrogen contribution to the Solent protected sites, creating uncoordinated parallel environmental assessments on the same peninsula. (d) No transport modelling assesses the cumulative impact of the IRC alongside the plan's adjacent allocations, a gap independently corroborated by the highway authority (Hampshire County Council, Rep 173). The full representation is attached as a Word document. Yours faithfully,