Planning application
73 Waverley Road Southsea PO5 2PJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for Certificate of Lawful Development for existing use as 8 bedroom house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis)
As published by the council, reference 25/01191/CPE
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01191/CPE
- Type
- Certificate of Existing Lawful Use/Dev
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 14 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 15 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 3 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Eastney & Craneswater
- Decision by
- Fully Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- PO5 2PJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Oct 2025
Received by Portsmouth
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15 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Apex Property (Management and Lettings) Ltd Agent
2 applications on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Portsmouth granted permission on 3 February 2026, 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 lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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