38 Margate Road Southsea PO5 1EZ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from house in multiple occupation (Class C4) to 8 person/8 bedroom house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 8 Jul 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 8 Sept 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Portsmouth Planning Committee on 8 Jul 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised that permission should be granted because the occupancy increase was not a material change of use and the proposal complied with policy.
- Six objections raised concerns about HMO concentration, housing mix, living conditions, noise, parking, waste and management.
- The committee granted unconditional permission.
Source: Plota analysis of Portsmouth's committee minutes of 8 Jul 2026.
Documents 6
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 3
Other documents 1
Site constraints 2
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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £275,000 in March 2025. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- PO5 1EZ
- Received
- 16 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 17 Feb 2026
- Ward
- St Thomas
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 9 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Permission
- Decision date
- 8 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Well Planned Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 141 days from validation, 72 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%
9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14708891
- Neighbours
- 27 Feb 2026
- Consultation
- 27 Feb 2026
- Comments by
- 25 Mar 2026
- Committee
- 8 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 14 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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