Planning application
Weston Court 2 - 6 Canal Walk Portsmouth PO1 1LG
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Retrospective application for change of use from hotel (Class C1) to 17-bed/ 17-person house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis)
As published by the council, reference 26/00249/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00249/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 3 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 31 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Charles Dickens
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- PO1 1LG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Mar 2026
Received by Portsmouth
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31 Mar 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 26 May 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 full applications in a median of 74 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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