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Date submitted

6 August 2026

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Interested party

As a local Gosport resident, I am writing to object to the proposed Phase 2 expansion of the Haslar Immigration Removal Centre. While I understand the applicant is seeking outline permission, approving a scale jump to 600 beds with four three-storey accommodation blocks will severely affect our day-to-day quality of life and local infrastructure on the Haslar peninsula. ​Impact on Traffic, Transport Links, and Living Conditions Living in Gosport means dealing with limited access routes in and out of the peninsula. Dolphin Way and the surrounding residential feeder roads in Alverstoke are already congested during peak hours. Quadrupling the capacity of this facility will bring a massive increase in staff shift traffic, delivery vehicles, and secure transport vans operating at unsociable hours. This constant vehicle movement will directly affect our local neighborhood through increased noise, headlights, and disruption, making everyday travel harder for residents who rely on these single-lane coastal routes.​ The introduction of four 3-storey accommodation blocks is completely out of character with the surrounding low-rise coastal landscape. The site directly borders the historic Haslar Conservation Area. Constructing tall, dominant institutional blocks here will visually overwhelm the neighborhood and harm the setting of neighboring heritage sites that give our community its identity. The Haslar peninsula is low-lying and regularly exposed to coastal weather and surface water flooding. Encroaching onto the public coastal path to build additional car parking not only compromises local drainage dynamics but also alters public access along a stretch of coast that local residents use daily for health and wellbeing. Housing 600 people on an exposed coastal peninsula raises serious concerns about emergency access and flood safety during severe storm surges. Without real-world operational traffic and safety data from the initial Phase 1 refurbishment, expanding to 600 beds is an overdevelopment of a sensitive coastal site. I urge the Planning Inspectorate to listen to the concerns of the Gosport community and refuse this outline application.