Planning application
25/01507/PACOU
189 New Road Portsmouth PO2 7QU
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
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
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About prior approval applications
How this application type works
Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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25/01500/FUL Decided
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)
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25/01084/FUL Decided
154 - 158 New Road Portsmouth PO2 7RJ
Application for siting of InPost parcel locker to front of shop
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25/00998/DOC Granted
Maisonette 147 New Road Portsmouth PO2 7QS
Application to discharge condition 3 of planning permission 25/00027/FUL (Land contamination (Membrane))
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26/00173/ADV Awaiting decision
The Mermaid 222 New Road Portsmouth PO2 7RW
Display of 1no. externally illuminated hanging sign, 3no. externally illuminated fascia signs, 2no. non-illuminated fascia signs, 1no. amenity sign, 1no. internally illuminated menu board 3no. transom panels
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25/00956/FUL Decided
71 George Street Portsmouth PO1 5RA
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3), to seven person House in Multiple Occupation (Sui generis)
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26/00003/FUL Withdrawn
200 Queens Road Portsmouth PO2 7NF
Change of use from a dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a 7-bed/10-person House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis) including construction of dormer fronting Carnarvon Road, extension of basement with associated access to rear, lightwell to side elevation and alterations to fenestration
Other prior approval applications
In Portsmouth
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26/00237/PACOU Refused
161 - 165 Highland Road Southsea PO4 9EY
Application for prior approval (Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA) for change of use of existing shop to 2no. flats
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26/00003/GPDC Granted
135 Kirby Road Portsmouth PO2 0PX
Construction of single storey rear extension, extending 6m beyond the rear wall, with a height of 3m to the eaves and maximum height of 3m
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26/00500/PN Awaiting decision
20 Fratton Road Portsmouth PO1 5BX
Application for prior approval (Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA) for change of use of from Class E to 1 no. flat on first floor
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26/00013/GPDC Awaiting decision
130 Falmouth Road Portsmouth PO6 4JT
Construction of single storey rear extension, extending 4.2m beyond the rear wall, with a height of 2.5m to the eaves and maximum height of 3.5m
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26/00462/PN Awaiting decision
Holiday Inn Express Portsmouth - North Eastern Road Portsmouth PO6 1UN
Installation of 324 roof-mounted solar PV panels to a total system size of 146 kWp