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26/00773/CPL - Certificate of Proposed Lawful Use/Dev Awaiting decision

Proposal

Application for Certificate of Lawful Development for the proposed change of use from six bedroom house in multiple occupation, to seven bedroom house in multiple occupation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
6 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.

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Important details

Council
Portsmouth
Application type
Certificate of Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
Postcode
PO1 5AU
Received
6 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Ward
Fratton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Well Planned Ltd

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

Last counted 23 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15063648
Env. assessment
No
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 performance
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