Planning application
189 New Road Portsmouth PO2 7QU
Works: New dwelling
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 use of existing retail unit (Class E) to form 5no. self contained flats (Class C3)
As published by the council, reference 25/01507/PACOU
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01507/PACOU
- Type
- Commercial Prior Approvals
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Prior notification required and granted
- Received
- 22 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 23 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 23 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Fratton
- Decision by
- Fully Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- PO2 7QU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Portsmouth register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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25/01500/FUL Granted
189 New Road Portsmouth PO2 7QU
Partial demolition to east side/rear elevation and other elevational alterations including new and replacement windows and doors (to facilitate residential conversion of the building applied for under 25/01507/PACOU)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Dec 2025
Received by Portsmouth
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23 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Prior notification required and granted
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
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25/01500/FUL Granted
189 New Road Portsmouth PO2 7QU
Partial demolition to east side/rear elevation and other elevational alterations including new and replacement windows and doors (to facilitate residential conversion of the building applied for under 25/01507/PACOU)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
ACHIEVE - Town Planning and Urban Design Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Titchfield
Active · incorporated 2013 · Titchfield
12 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 80% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Portsmouth granted permission on 23 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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