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242 Commercial Road Portsmouth PO1 1HG

Awaiting decision Portsmouth 25/01430/FUL Full Application

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Proposal

Retrospective application for change of use of upper floors from office (Class E) to house in multiple occupation (Class C4)

As published by the council, reference 25/01430/FUL

Application record

Reference
25/01430/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
8 Dec 2025
Validated
10 Dec 2025
Ward
Charles Dickens
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
PO1 1HG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Dec 2025

    Received by Portsmouth

  2. 10 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 4 February 2026, 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.

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LIVARCH Ltd Agent

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

12 documents on file for this application

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What 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.

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