Ocean Apartments 8 - 10 St Helens Parade Southsea PO4 0RW Data via plota.co.uk

25/01484/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Reconfiguration of rear central wing at upper ground floor, 1st floor, 2nd floor, 3rd floor and 4th floor levels to form 5no. additional apartments including installation of dropped kerb to facilitate vehicular access with 2 off road parking spaces Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
18 Dec 2025
Validated
5 Jan 2026
Consultation
26 Feb 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Mar 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 12 Sept 2026; it is now day 250. A re-consultation started on 26 Feb 2026; the council has not yet published the new comment deadline.

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 18

Plans & drawings 18

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Water SPA/Ramsar, Solent Maritime SAC, Portsmouth Harbour SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
East Southsea conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Special protection area 109 m away: Solent and Dorset Coast
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Registered park or garden 30 m away: Southsea Common
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Portsmouth built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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
PO4 0RW
Received
18 Dec 2025
Validated
5 Jan 2026
Ward
Eastney & Craneswater
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 250, past the statutory target. 82% of full applications in Portsmouth are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 5 Sept 2026.

Day 250194 days past the 56-day target
55%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
11%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Portsmouth in the last twelve months, from validation. Portsmouth decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

49 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
7 Jan 2026
Consultation
26 Feb 2026
Comments by
30 Jan 2026
Site or press notice
9 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
Portsmouth
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#232 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Portsmouth decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #196 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #207 of 296
60%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #188 of 296
48%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #217 of 296
61%
Minor dwellings approved
44 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
77%
Change of use approved
99 decided
613
Total decisions
85 refused in the year to March 2026