Planning application
Lansdowne House 26 Hampshire Terrace Portsmouth PO1 2QF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for prior approval (Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA) for change of useof existing ground floor office to form residential dwelling
As published by the council, reference 25/01454/PACOU
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01454/PACOU
- Type
- Commercial Prior Approvals
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 11 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 11 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 18 Feb 2026
- Ward
- St Thomas
- Decision by
- Fully Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- PO1 2QF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Dec 2025
Received by Portsmouth
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18 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Portsmouth granted permission on 18 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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