189 New Road Portsmouth PO2 7QU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application for prior approval (Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA) for change of use of existing retail unit (Class E) to form 5no. self contained flats (Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 23 Feb 2026 · Fully Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026
Documents 8
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 6
Site constraints 2
Checked on 3 October 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
- Commercial Prior Approvals
- Postcode
- PO2 7QU
- Received
- 22 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 23 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Fratton
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 23 Feb 2026
- Decision
- Prior notification required and granted
- Decision date
- 23 Feb 2026
- Decision level
- Fully Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- ACHIEVE - Town Planning and Urban Design Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 62 days from validation, 7 days faster 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
No public comments yet.
27 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14569401
- Neighbours
- 30 Dec 2025
- Consultation
- 30 Dec 2025
- Comments by
- 30 Jan 2026
- Site or press notice
- 7 Jan 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 17 Feb 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
6 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%).
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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