Planning application
91 Telephone Road Southsea PO4 0AX
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from house in multiple occupation (Class C4) to purposes falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouse) or Class C4 (house in multiple occupation)
As published by the council, reference 25/01216/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01216/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 20 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 23 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Central Southsea
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- PO4 0AX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Oct 2025
Received by Portsmouth
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23 Oct 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 18 December 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Portsmouth for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Portsmouth decided full applications in a median of 74 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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