Ferry House Lodge 472 Mile End Road Portsmouth PO2 7BX Data via plota.co.uk

26/00729/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Conversion and change of use of part of ground floor from guest house (Class C1) to form self-contained retail unit (Class E(a)) with associated car parking. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 11 Sept 2026, 11:57

Application progress

✓

Received

25 Jun 2026

✓

Validated

30 Jun 2026

✓

Consultation

8 Jul 2026

Decision

Expected by 25 Aug 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 12 Sept 2026, from Portsmouth's recent changes of use. The consultation period closed on 4 Aug 2026.

Documents 5

Site constraints 4

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.

Air quality management area: Portsmouth AQMA No.11

The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.

Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.

Council record ↗

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Inside the Portsmouth built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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: PO2 7BX
Received: 25 Jun 2026
Validated: 30 Jun 2026
Ward: Nelson
Target decision: 25 Aug 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: CHRIS FLINT ASS LTD

Decision outlook

Day 74, past the statutory target. 75% of changes of use in Portsmouth are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 29 Sept 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 11 Sept 2026.

predicted

Day 7418 days past the 56-day target

43%decided within 8 weeks

59%approved

23%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Portsmouth in the last twelve months, from validation. Portsmouth decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15001643
Neighbours: 8 Jul 2026
Consultation: 8 Jul 2026
Comments by: 4 Aug 2026
Site or press notice: 8 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry: 25 Aug 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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19/01487/FUL 29 Jan 2020

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38 Emanuel Street Portsmouth PO2 7BS

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19/00579/FUL 13 Aug 2019

2016 Approved

256 Grafton Street Portsmouth PO2 7LH

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Portsmouth

Planning Authority Score

3.1/10

Poor

#232 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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