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128 St Andrews Road Southsea PO5 1EX

Granted Portsmouth 26/00142/CPE Certificate of Existing Lawful Use/Dev

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 26/00142/CPE

Application record

Reference
26/00142/CPE
Type
Certificate of Existing Lawful Use/Dev
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
Approve
Received
6 Feb 2026
Validated
11 Feb 2026
Decided
31 Mar 2026
Ward
St Thomas
Decision by
Fully Delegated Decision
Postcode
PO5 1EX

Site history

Applications at this address on the Portsmouth register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 1 refused.

  • 25/01211/FUL Refused

    128 St Andrews Road Southsea PO5 1EX

    Construction of two storey dwellinghouse on land to rear of No.128 St Andrews Road following removal of existing garage

    Decided 16 Dec 2025 Full applications
  • 25/00878/DOC Granted

    128 St Andrews Road Southsea PO5 1EX

    Application to discharge conditions 3 (Cycle Storage) of planning permission 25/00379/FUL

    Decided 17 Sep 2025 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Feb 2026

    Received by Portsmouth

  2. 11 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 31 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Approve

  4. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

L.M.D. Designs Ltd. Agent, a design practice registered in Southampton

Active · incorporated 2018 · Southampton

42 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 97% granted

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Documents

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

2 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Portsmouth granted permission on 31 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

Within 500 metres

  • 128 St Andrews Road Southsea PO5 1EX

    25/00878/DOC Submitted 28 Jul 2025 2m away

    Application to discharge conditions 3 (Cycle Storage) of planning permission 25/00379/FUL

    Granted Conditions 2 docs

  • 128 St Andrews Road Southsea PO5 1EX

    25/01211/FUL Submitted 17 Oct 2025 12m away

    Construction of two storey dwellinghouse on land to rear of No.128 St Andrews Road following removal of existing garage

    Refused Full applications 11 docs
    Domestic

  • 93 St Andrews Road Southsea PO5 1ES

    26/00444/CPE Submitted 10 Apr 2026 52m away

    92% historically approved · decision due ~10 Jun

    Application for Certificate of Lawful Development for existing use as house in multiple occupation (Class C4)

    Awaiting decision Lawful development

  • 85 St Andrews Road Southsea PO5 1ES

    25/00958/HOU Submitted 12 Aug 2025 68m away

    Construction of rear garage (following removal of existing)

    Granted Householder 8 docs
    Domestic

  • 36 Montgomerie Road Southsea PO5 1ED

    26/00326/FUL Submitted 17 Mar 2026 76m away

    83% historically approved · decision due ~12 May

    Change of use from house in multiple occupation (Class C4) to 7-bed/7-person house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis) and retention of rear dormer

    Awaiting decision Full applications Loft or dormer 10 docs

  • 68 Montgomerie Road Southsea PO5 1ED

    25/01506/FUL Submitted 22 Dec 2025 97m away

    83% historically approved · decision due ~17 Feb

    Change of use from house in multiple occupation (Class C4) to 8 person/8 bedroom house in multiple occupation (sui generis)

    Awaiting decision Full applications 6 docs

In Portsmouth

  • 26/00485/CPL Granted

    46 Carmarthen Avenue Portsmouth PO6 2AQ

    Application for Certificate of Lawful Development for the proposed single storey outbuilding

    15 Apr 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00209/CPL Granted

    12 Second Avenue Portsmouth PO6 1JS

    Application for Certificate of Lawful Development for the proposed construction of outbuilding

    23 Feb 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00482/CPE Awaiting decision

    24 Guildford Road Portsmouth PO1 5HX

    Application for Certificate of Lawful Development for existing use as house in multiple occupation (Class C4)

    15 Apr 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00484/CPE Awaiting decision

    8 Outram Road Southsea

    Application for Certificate of Lawful Development for existing use as four residential apartments

    15 Apr 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00161/CPE Granted

    141 Guildford Road Portsmouth PO1 5BE

    Application for lawful development for existing use as a House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4)

    10 Feb 2026 Lawful development