Planning application
31 Montague Road Portsmouth PO2 0ND
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for Certificate of Lawful Development for existing use as house in multiple occupation (Class C4)
As published by the council, reference 26/00080/CPE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00080/CPE
- Type
- Certificate of Existing Lawful Use/Dev
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 27 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 27 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 5 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Hilsea
- Decision by
- Fully Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- PO2 0ND
Site history
Applications at this address on the Portsmouth register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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25/01219/FUL Awaiting decision
31 Montague Road Portsmouth PO2 0ND
Change of use from Class C4 to purposes falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouse) or Class C4 (house in multiple occupation)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Jan 2026
Received by Portsmouth
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5 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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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 grant of permission means
Portsmouth granted permission on 5 March 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 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.
Nearby applications
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31 Montague Road Portsmouth PO2 0ND
83% historically approved · decision due ~24 Dec
Change of use from Class C4 to purposes falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouse) or Class C4 (house in multiple occupation)
Awaiting decision Full applications 4 docsDomestic -
39 Montague Road Portsmouth PO2 0ND
83% historically approved · decision due ~17 Dec
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to purposes falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouse) or Class C4 (House in Multiple Occupation)
Awaiting decision Full applications 26 docsDomestic -
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4 Montague Road Portsmouth PO2 0NF
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Refused Amendments 1 doc -
4 Montague Road Portsmouth PO2 0NF
86% historically approved · decision due ~13 May
Application to vary condition 2 of planning permission 20/00729/FUL regarding alterations to internal layout
Awaiting decision Amendments 5 docs -
4 Montague Road Portsmouth PO2 0NF
Construction of single storey rear/ side extension, extending 6m beyond the rear wall, with a height of 3m to the eaves and maximum height of 3m
Granted Prior approval Extension 4 docsSmall domestic
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