Thanks for the quick replies guys,
The point about IRVR's and cloudbase is taken, but I can assure you that if it's 2000m and Bkn/200 then a Cat1 landing is practical in 99% of cases. If the base drops to 200ft why not ask landing aircraft the height they see the lights. I would think you would get a straight answer as most professional pilots would not wish to place anybody at risk. If the answer you get is 300ft then no problem. If it's 200ft then could be time to think about LVP's?
Anyway a Cat1 goaround is certainly not a catastrophic situation. My company requires the automatics to be used if visual contact is not anticipated by 1000 ft, this means an "all singing and dancing" fail active autopilot system which requires just a click of a switch to carry out a maximum energy goaround. We regularly practice these from very low level in the Simulator and on some occasions the wheels may even briefly, quite safely, contact the runway surface.
I know that your procedures are all about safety and I am fully in favour of that.
Over the other side of the pond at a (large fruit) city airport they seem to base their LVP's solely on whether aircraft are going around or not, I have had three goarounds there in my career (so far), two of which were on the same day when they said the weather had improved!
Keep up the good work guys
Happy Xmas, PTC