Planning application
30-34 Great Southsea Street Southsea PO5 3BY
Works: New dwelling Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of building from public house / bed and breakfast (Sui Generis use) to form 2 x houses (C3 use) with associated internal works, and erection of 2 new build houses on the outside pub garden area following demolition of existing structures.
As published by the council, reference 25/00963/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00963/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 14 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 11 Sep 2025
- Ward
- St Thomas
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- PO5 3BY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Portsmouth register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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25/00964/LBC Awaiting decision
30-34 Great Southsea Street Southsea PO5 3BY
Change of use of building from public house / bed and breakfast (Sui Generis use) to form 2 x houses (C3 use) with associated internal works, and erection of 2 new build houses on the outside pub garden area following demolition of existing structures.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Aug 2025
Received by Portsmouth
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11 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 November 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Portsmouth took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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Darryl Howells Planning Consultancy Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Fordingbridge
Active · incorporated 2021 · Fordingbridge
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