Planning application
24 Guildford Road Portsmouth PO1 5HX
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for Certificate of Lawful Development for existing use as house in multiple occupation (Class C4)
As published by the council, reference 26/00482/CPE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00482/CPE
- Type
- Certificate of Existing Lawful Use/Dev
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 15 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 16 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Fratton
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- PO1 5HX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Apr 2026
Received by Portsmouth
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16 Apr 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 11 June 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
Well Planned Ltd Agent
32 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 100% granted
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See their track recordWhat 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 lawful development applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
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.
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