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257 Queens Road Portsmouth PO2 7LX

Awaiting decision Portsmouth 25/01499/FUL Full Application

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Retrospective application for change of use from house in multiple occupation (Class C4) to 7 person/7 bedroom house in multiple occupation (sui generis)

As published by the council, reference 25/01499/FUL

Application record

Reference
25/01499/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
19 Dec 2025
Validated
5 Feb 2026
Ward
Copnor
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
PO2 7LX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Dec 2025

    Received by Portsmouth

  2. 5 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 2 April 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.

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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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.

About full applications

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