Planning application
21 Nessus Street Portsmouth PO2 7HA
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Application for Certificate of Lawful Development for existing use as house in multiple occupation (Class C4)
As published by the council, reference 25/01459/CPE
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01459/CPE
- Type
- Certificate of Existing Lawful Use/Dev
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 12 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 15 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 9 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Nelson
- Decision by
- Fully Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- PO2 7HA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Dec 2025
Received by Portsmouth
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15 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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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 refusal means
Portsmouth refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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