Southsea Seafront From Long Curtain Moat In The West To Eastney Marine Barracks In The East. Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Removal and re positioning of 16no. Grade II Listed lamp columns along the seafront Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 20 Aug 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 23 Aug 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Portsmouth Planning Committee on 9 Sept 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised conditional approval because the works would cause limited heritage harm while supporting the wider sea defence scheme.
- One comment concerned reinstating a 20mph speed limit, which was addressed through the associated application.
- Members granted conditional Listed Building Consent after discussing the new lamp columns and energy-saving LED bulbs.
Source: Plota analysis of Portsmouth's committee minutes of 9 Sept 2026.
Documents 28
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 6
Plans & drawings 17
Application forms 2
Site constraints 3
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Important details
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent
- Postcode
- PO4 9PP
- Received
- 8 May 2026
- Validated
- 11 May 2026
- Ward
- St Thomas
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 6 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Conditional Consent
- Decision date
- 20 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 101 days from validation, 9 days slower than Portsmouth's median of 92 for listed building consent. Approved, as 89% of listed building consent here are.
Plota live figures for listed building consent decided by Portsmouth in the last twelve months, from validation. Portsmouth decision record →
Public comments
334 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14881788
- Neighbours
- 28 May 2026
- Consultation
- 28 May 2026
- Comments by
- 18 Jun 2026
- Site or press notice
- 29 May 2026
- Committee
- 19 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
9 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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Portsmouth ranks #188 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 48% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).
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