Planning application
53 Jessie Road Southsea PO4 0EJ
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 house in multiple occupation (Class C4)
As published by the council, reference 25/01428/CPE
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01428/CPE
- Type
- Certificate of Existing Lawful Use/Dev
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Grant CLUD
- Received
- 5 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 5 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 29 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Central Southsea
- Decision by
- Fully Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- PO4 0EJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Dec 2025
Received by Portsmouth
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29 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Grant CLUD
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
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 29 January 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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