26/00444/CPE

1. 10 Apr 2026

   Received by Portsmouth

2. 15 Apr 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 25 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.

This application is with Portsmouth for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

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• 26/00142/CPE Granted

  128 St Andrews Road Southsea PO5 1EX

  Application for Certificate of Lawful Development for existing use as house in multiple occupation (Class C4)

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• 25/00878/DOC Granted

  128 St Andrews Road Southsea PO5 1EX

  Application to discharge conditions 3 (Cycle Storage) of planning permission 25/00379/FUL

  28 Jul 2025 53m away Conditions
• 25/01211/FUL Refused

  128 St Andrews Road Southsea PO5 1EX

  Construction of two storey dwellinghouse on land to rear of No.128 St Andrews Road following removal of existing garage

  17 Oct 2025 61m away Full applications
• 26/00326/FUL Awaiting decision

  36 Montgomerie Road Southsea PO5 1ED

  Change of use from house in multiple occupation (Class C4) to 7-bed/7-person house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis) and retention of rear dormer

  17 Mar 2026 108m away Full applications

• 26/00485/CPL Granted

  46 Carmarthen Avenue Portsmouth PO6 2AQ

  Application for Certificate of Lawful Development for the proposed single storey outbuilding

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• 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