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The Royal 334A Commercial Road Portsmouth PO1 4BT

Awaiting decision Portsmouth 26/00248/PA Prior Approval

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Proposal

Application for Prior Approval (Schedule 2, Part 3, Class G): Change of use of existing Class E unit to one ground floor 2 bedroom dwelling and waste and recycling storage to the rear.

As published by the council, reference 26/00248/PA

Application record

Reference
26/00248/PA
Type
Prior Approval
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
3 Mar 2026
Validated
3 Mar 2026
Ward
Charles Dickens
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
PO1 4BT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Portsmouth register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00113/ADV Granted

    The Royal 334A Commercial Road Portsmouth PO1 4BT

    Installation shop window signage

    Decided 25 Mar 2026 Advertising

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Mar 2026

    Received by Portsmouth

  2. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 28 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

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Carl Architect Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Southsea

Active · incorporated 2006 · Southsea

21 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 100% granted

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Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Portsmouth for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Portsmouth decided prior approval applications in a median of 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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