Planning application
1 Devonshire Avenue Southsea
Works: New dwelling
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 2 no 1 bedroom self contained flats
As published by the council, reference 25/01419/CPE
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01419/CPE
- Type
- Certificate of Existing Lawful Use/Dev
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 3 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 3 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 25 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Central Southsea
- Decision by
- Fully Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Dec 2025
Received by Portsmouth
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25 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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25 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Thorns Young Ltd Agent, registered in Hampshire
Active · incorporated 2001 · Hampshire
138 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 90% 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 25 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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