Planning application
38 Margate Road Southsea PO5 1EZ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from house in multiple occupation (Class C4) to 8 person/8 bedroom house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis)
As published by the council, reference 26/00192/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00192/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 16 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 17 Feb 2026
- Ward
- St Thomas
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- PO5 1EZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Feb 2026
Received by Portsmouth
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17 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 14 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.
Who's behind it
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Well Planned Ltd Agent
32 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 100% 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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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.
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