186 Fawcett Road Southsea PO4 0DP

Awaiting decision 26/00570/FUL
Change of use
Council
Portsmouth 3.4/10
Date received
6 May 2026
Date validated
7 May 2026
Postcode
PO4 0DP

Description

Change of use from house in multiple occupation (Class C4) to 8 person/8 bedroom house in multiple occupation (sui generis)

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Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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Nearby activity

2025 Refused
50 Chetwynd Road Southsea PO4 0NB
Change of use from house in multiple occupation (Class C4) to 8 person/8 bedroom house in…
25/01505/FUL
2025 Approved
50 Chetwynd Road Southsea PO4 0NB
Construction of single storey rear extension, extending 5m beyond the rear wall, with a h…
25/00042/GPDC
2025 Refused
Garage To Rear Of 225 Fawcett Road Southsea PO4 0DH
Construction of 1-bedroom 2-storey dwelling
25/00250/FUL
2024 Approved
211 Fawcett Road Southsea PO4 0DH
Construction of single storey rear extension; extending 6m from the rear wall, with a max…
24/00024/GPDC
2024 With conditions
57 Chetwynd Road Southsea PO4 0LZ
Change of use from House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4) to purposes falling within Cla…
24/00418/FUL
2024 With conditions
51 Chetwynd Road Southsea PO4 0LZ
Change of use from House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4) to purposes falling within Cla…
24/00417/FUL
2024 With conditions
55 Chetwynd Road Southsea PO4 0LZ
Change of use from House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4) to purposes falling within Cla…
24/00416/FUL
2023 With conditions
198 Fawcett Road Southsea Portsmouth PO4 0DP
Change of use from a 5-bed/5-person House in Multiple Occupation to a 7-bed/7-person Hous…
23/00568/FUL
2024 Refused
211 Fawcett Road Southsea PO4 0DH
Construction of single story rear extension
24/00134/HOU
2024
192 Fawcett Road Southsea PO4 0DP
Construction of single storey rear extension extending 3.54m beyond the rear wall, with a…
24/00013/GPDC
2023 With conditions
239 Fawcett Road Southsea PO4 0DJ
Change of use from House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4) to purposes falling within Cla…
23/00608/FUL
2023
234 Fawcett Road Southsea Portsmouth PO4 0DP
Change of use from house in multiple occupation (Class C4) to purposes falling within dwe…
23/00491/FUL
2020 With conditions
237 Fawcett Road Southsea PO4 0DJ
Change of use from house in multiple occupation (Class C4) to house in multiple occupatio…
20/00921/FUL
2022 With conditions
204 Fawcett Road Southsea PO4 0DP
Construction of single storey rear/side extension.
22/01209/HOU
2022 With conditions
124 Lawrence Road Southsea PO5 1NZ
Change of use from House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4) to dwelling house (Class C3) o…
22/01151/FUL
2022 With conditions
203 Fawcett Road Southsea PO4 0DH
Change of use from House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4) to purposes falling within Cla…
22/00758/FUL
2020 Withdrawn
243 Fawcett Road Southsea PO4 0DJ
Change of use from house in multiple occupation (Class C4) to 8 person house in multiple…
20/01328/FUL
2020 With conditions
178A Fawcett Road Southsea PO4 0DP
First floor extension to form store over existing garage
21/00052/FUL
2016
3 Chetwynd Road Southsea PO4 0LZ
Change of use from house in multiple occupation (Class C4) to purposes falling within Cla…
16/00821/FUL
2021 With conditions
21 Chetwynd Road Southsea PO4 0LZ
Construction of dormers to front and rear roofslope and rear/side roofslope
21/01605/HOU
2018 Withdrawn
2 Chetwynd Road Southsea PO4 0NB
Construction of dormer to rear/side roofslope to include gable build up and extension of…
18/01823/HOU
2018 With conditions
222 Fawcett Road Southsea PO4 0DP
Proposed change of use from house in multiple occupation (Class C4) to purposes falling w…
18/01283/FUL
2017 Approved
184 Fawcett Road Southsea PO4 0DP
Application for Lawful Development Certificate for construction of dormer extensions to r…
17/02119/CPL
2016 Refused
13 Sutherland Road Southsea PO4 0EY
Change of use from dwelling house (Class C3) to purposes falling within Class C4 (house i…
16/00443/FUL
2016 Approved
192 Fawcett Road Southsea PO4 0DP
Change of use from house in multiple occupation (Class C4) to purposes falling within Cla…
16/00419/FUL
Portsmouth
Planning Authority Score
3.4/10
Poor
#221 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Portsmouth is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #205 out of 292. 50% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 40% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
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Portsmouth decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #170 of 292
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #151 of 292
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #205 of 292
50%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #226 of 292
59%
Minor dwellings approved
37 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
78%
Change of use approved
115 decided
624
Total decisions
80 refused in 2025
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings