Planning application
Southsea Seafront From Long Curtain Moat In The West To Eastney Marine Barracks In The East.
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application to vary condition 1 (approved plans) of planning permission 25/00374/VOC: Flood and coastal erosion management scheme comprising a combination of vertical sea wall, raising and realignment of the promenade, construction of stepped revetment, rock armour revetments and groynes, secondary defence walls and bunds, beach widening and management, and all associated works, highway alterations, removal of trees and landscaping. Scheme includes the removal and repositioning of 34no. Grade II Listed lamp columns, 3no. Grade II Listed shelters and 6no. Grade II Listed monuments, works affecting the Grade II Listed South Parade Pier, regrading and works to the Grade II Listed Southsea Common and works to the Grade I Listed Naval Memorial (the proposal constitutes EIA development). This application, under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, is supported by the original ES and subsequent addendums, with updated ES appendices where relevant in relation to Sub-frontage 5 east.
As published by the council, reference 25/00910/VOC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00910/VOC
- Type
- Variation/Removal of Condition
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Conditional Approval
- Received
- 1 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 6 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 14 Nov 2025
- Ward
- St Thomas
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Portsmouth register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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25/01479/DOC Granted
Southsea Seafront From Long Curtain Moat In The West To Eastney Marine Barracks In The East.
Application to seek approval of details reserved by conditions 2 (Phasing plan), 3 (Contaminated Land), 5a and 5b (Archaeology), 14 (Biodiversity Mitigation and Enhancement Plan), 16 (Soft Landscaping), 18 (Drainage Scheme), 19 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), 20 (Construction Traffic Management Plan), 21 (Lighting), 22 (Street Furniture), 24 (Hard Surfacing), 26 (Roads and Footpaths), 28 (Lamp Columns), 32 (Secondary defences), 34 (Primary defences) of planning permission 25/00910/VOC
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Aug 2025
Received by Portsmouth
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6 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Conditional Approval
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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25/01479/DOC Granted
Southsea Seafront From Long Curtain Moat In The West To Eastney Marine Barracks In The East.
Application to seek approval of details reserved by conditions 2 (Phasing plan), 3 (Contaminated Land), 5a and 5b (Archaeology), 14 (Biodiversity Mitigation and Enhancement Plan), 16 (Soft Landscaping), 18 (Drainage Scheme), 19 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), 20 (Construction Traffic Management Plan), 21 (Lighting), 22 (Street Furniture), 24 (Hard Surfacing), 26 (Roads and Footpaths), 28 (Lamp Columns), 32 (Secondary defences), 34 (Primary defences) of planning permission 25/00910/VOC
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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Portsmouth granted permission on 14 November 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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Southsea Seafront From Long Curtain Moat In The West To Eastney Marine Barracks In The East.
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