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Spencer Court & Selma Court Merton Road Southsea PO5 2AH

Awaiting decision Portsmouth 26/00377/FUL Full Application

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Proposal

Construction of addition floor to provide 4no. dwellinghouses (Class C3) with associated works, including the provision of an external lift.

As published by the council, reference 26/00377/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/00377/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
25 Mar 2026
Validated
31 Mar 2026
Ward
St Jude
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
PO5 2AH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Mar 2026

    Received by Portsmouth

  2. 31 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 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.

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Rapleys LLP Agent

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Documents

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

29 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 full applications in a median of 74 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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