25/01175/CPE

1. 10 Oct 2025

   Received by Portsmouth

2. 27 Oct 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 22 Dec 2025

   Decision issued: Grant CLUD

4. 25 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 25/01411/TPO Granted

  Merton Court Victoria Road South Southsea

  Within Tree Preservation Order 49, (T8) Purple leafed plum (Prunus Cerasifera 'Pissardii') crown lift to 3m and reduce eastern facing laterals by 1m; (T5) Copper Beech (Fagus sylvatica) crown lift to 3m and reduce eastern facing laterals by 1m

  3 Dec 2025 77m away Trees
• 26/00187/DOC Awaiting decision

  12 Victoria Road South Southsea PO5 2BZ

  Application to discharge condition 3 (Cycle Storage) of planning permission 23/01533/FUL

  13 Feb 2026 82m away Conditions
• 25/01522/CPE Awaiting decision

  17 Merton Road Southsea PO5 2AF

  Application for Certificate of Lawful Development for existing use as house in multiple occupation (sui generis)

  29 Dec 2025 90m away Lawful development
• 25/01278/FUL Refused

  30 Victoria Road South Southsea PO5 2BT

  Change of use from 8-bed/8-person house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis) to 10-bed/10-person house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis) including construction of dormers to front and rear roofslopes and single storey rear extension

  3 Nov 2025 121m away Full applications
• 26/00263/PA Awaiting decision

  Victoria Mews Stafford Road Southsea

  Application for prior approval (Schedule 2, Part 16, Class A) for installation of 1no. new flagpole antenna, 1no. new cabinet and associated ancillary works thereto to rooftop following removal of existing

  5 Mar 2026 135m away Prior approval
• 25/01091/FUL Awaiting decision

  24 Merton Road Southsea PO5 2AQ

  Change of use from house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis) to mixed use falling within 11 person/6 bedroom holiday let (Sui Generis) and 4 person/2 bedroom house in multiple occupation (Class C4)

  18 Sep 2025 139m away Full applications

• 26/00485/CPL Granted

  46 Carmarthen Avenue Portsmouth PO6 2AQ

  Application for Certificate of Lawful Development for the proposed single storey outbuilding

  15 Apr 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00209/CPL Granted

  12 Second Avenue Portsmouth PO6 1JS

  Application for Certificate of Lawful Development for the proposed construction of outbuilding

  23 Feb 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00482/CPE Awaiting decision

  24 Guildford Road Portsmouth PO1 5HX

  Application for Certificate of Lawful Development for existing use as house in multiple occupation (Class C4)

  15 Apr 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00484/CPE Awaiting decision

  8 Outram Road Southsea

  Application for Certificate of Lawful Development for existing use as four residential apartments

  15 Apr 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00161/CPE Granted

  141 Guildford Road Portsmouth PO1 5BE

  Application for lawful development for existing use as a House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4)

  10 Feb 2026 Lawful development