Planning application
257 Queens Road Portsmouth PO2 7LX
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
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19 Dec 2025
Received by Portsmouth
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5 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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
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Open the documentsWhat 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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