Planning application
Offices 249 London Road Portsmouth PO2 9HA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for prior approval (Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA) for change of use of existing ground floor vets office (Class E) to form 1no. 1-bedroom flat (Class C3)
As published by the council, reference 25/00922/PACOU
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00922/PACOU
- Type
- Commercial Prior Approvals
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Prior notification required and granted
- Received
- 5 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 5 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 29 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Hilsea
- Decision by
- Fully Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- PO2 9HA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Aug 2025
Received by Portsmouth
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29 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Prior notification required and granted
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Solent Design Ltd Agent, a design practice registered in Southampton
Active · incorporated 2016 · Southampton
29 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 85% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Portsmouth granted permission on 29 September 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.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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