72 Balfour Road Portsmouth PO2 0DL

1. 17 Feb 2026

   Received by Portsmouth

2. 18 Feb 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 25 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 15 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.

This application is with Portsmouth for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Portsmouth decided lawful development applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• 98 Laburnum Grove Portsmouth PO2 0ES

  26/00009/FUL Submitted 7 Jan 2026 97m away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~11 Mar

  Change of use from dwelling house (Class C3) to 8 bed HMO Sui Generis with roof alterations including side and rear dormers following removal of chimney stack

  Awaiting decision Full applications Loft or dormer Roofing 21 docs
  Domestic

• 98 Laburnum Grove Portsmouth PO2 0ES

  26/00001/GPDC Submitted 6 Jan 2026 97m away

  Construction of single storey rear extension; extending 6m from the rear wall, with a maximum height of 3m and measuring 3m to the eaves

  Granted Prior approval Extension 3 docs
  Small domestic

• 83 Balfour Road Portsmouth PO2 0NH

  25/00048/GPDC Submitted 2 Dec 2025 142m away

  Construction of single storey rear extension with flat roof, extending 4.5m beyond the rear wall, with a height of 3m to the eaves and maximum height of 3.2m

  Refused Prior approval Extension 3 docs
  Small domestic

• 16 Fearon Road Portsmouth PO2 0NJ

  25/01439/FUL Submitted 9 Dec 2025 164m away

  Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 7/person-7/bedroom house in multiple occupation (sui generis) and the construction of a single storey rear

  Granted Full applications 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 82 Drayton Road Portsmouth PO2 0BX

  25/01338/FUL Submitted 14 Nov 2025 189m away

  Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 7 person/7 bedroom house in multiple occupation (sui generis)

  Granted Full applications 7 docs
  Domestic

• 30 Randolph Road Portsmouth PO2 0NN

  26/00357/HOU Submitted 20 Mar 2026 250m away

  87% historically approved · decision due ~22 May

  Alterations to roof to include hip to gable buildup and construction of dormer windows to rear roofslopes

  Awaiting decision Householder Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 6 docs
  Domestic

• 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