72 Ophir Road Portsmouth PO2 9EN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3), to seven bedroom/seven person House of Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 28 Sept 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 29 Sept 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Portsmouth Planning Committee on 9 Sept 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised granting permission because the HMO met relevant policies and its impacts were acceptable, subject to mitigation and conditions.
- Twenty-eight representations objected, raising concerns about HMOs, overcrowding, parking, disturbance, services, waste, privacy, drainage and nutrient neutrality.
- Members granted permission using the Chair’s casting vote, subject to a legal agreement and delegated conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Portsmouth's committee minutes of 9 Sept 2026.
Documents 13
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 2
Site constraints 4
Checked on 29 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Important details
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- PO2 9EN
- Received
- 29 May 2026
- Validated
- 1 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Hilsea
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 29 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Conditional Permission
- Decision date
- 28 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Applecore PDM
How this decision compares
Decided in 119 days from validation, 50 days slower than Portsmouth's median of 69 for changes of use. Approved, as 54% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Portsmouth in the last twelve months, from validation. Portsmouth decision record →
Public comments
100% object · above the UK average of 75%
8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 29 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14967815
- Neighbours
- 10 Jun 2026
- Consultation
- 10 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 3 Jul 2026
- Site or press notice
- 11 Jun 2026
- Committee
- 19 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 27 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
20 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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