3 Lawson Road Southsea PO5 1SD Data via plota.co.uk

Decided 26/00463/FUL
Council
Portsmouth 3.1/10
Date received
13 Apr 2026
Date validated
14 Apr 2026
Postcode
PO5 1SD

Description

Change of use from house in Multiple Occupation (Class C4) to seven person/seven bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (Sui generis) Data via plota.co.uk

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Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
104B Fawcett Road Southsea PO4 0DN
Retrospective application for construction of single storey rear extension
25/01261/FUL
2025 Approved
20 Holland Road Southsea PO4 0EB
Construction of first floor rear extension
25/00287/HOU
2024 Withdrawn
62 Cleveland Road Southsea PO5 1SG
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to purposes falling within Class C4 (house in…
24/00469/FUL
2023 Approved
102 - 104 Fawcett Road Southsea PO4 0DN
Construction of additional storey to form 1no. self contained flat
23/00408/FUL
2020 Refused
49 Cleveland Road Southsea PO5 1SF
Change of use of C4 house of multiple occupation ( 3 to 6 persons) to Sui Generis House i…
20/00748/FUL
2023 Approved
66 Lawson Road Southsea PO5 1SE
Construction of single storey rear extension extending 4.9m beyond the rear wall, with a…
23/00011/GPDC
2022 Refused
77 Lawson Road Southsea PO5 1SD
Construction of single storey side extension joining existing garage to form first floor…
22/01314/HOU
2023
102 - 104 Fawcett Road Southsea PO4 0DN
Subdivision of first floor to form additional self-contained flat
23/00407/FUL
2022 Approved
32 Lorne Road Southsea PO5 1RR
Removal of central chimney stack
22/01617/HOU
2022 Approved
27 Cleveland Road Southsea City Of Portsmouth PO5 1SF
Change of use from House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4) to House in Multiple Occupatio…
22/00445/FUL
2022 Decided
19 Lawson Road Southsea Portsmouth PO5 1SD
Change of use from House in Multiple Occupancy (Class C4), to House in Multiple Occupancy…
22/00446/FUL
2021 Approved
22 Lawson Road Southsea PO5 1SE
Retrospective application for construction of dormer to rear roofslope
21/00570/PLAREG
2020 Withdrawn
19 Lawson Road Southsea PO5 1SD
Change of use from purposes falling within a Class C4 (house in multiple occupancy) to ho…
20/01004/FUL
2020 Withdrawn
27 Cleveland Road Southsea PO5 1SF
Change of use from purposes falling within a (Class C4) HMO to HMO for more than 6 person…
20/01211/FUL
2022 Refused
52 Lawson Road Southsea PO5 1SE
Construction of single storey rear extension extending 6m beyond the rear wall, with a he…
22/00012/GPDC
2021 Approved
37 Havelock Road Southsea PO5 1RU
Installation of replacement UPVC doubleglazing to ground floor front bay windows
21/01751/HOU
2020 Approved
51 Stansted Road Southsea PO5 1RZ
Change of use from house in multiple occupation (Class C4) to purposes falling within Cla…
20/01298/FUL
2020 Approved
54 Cleveland Road Southsea PO5 1SG
Change of use from house in multiple occupation (Class C4) to purposes falling within Cla…
20/00995/FUL
2021 Approved
35 Cleveland Road Southsea PO5 1SF
Change of use from 7 bedroom/7 person house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis) to a dwe…
21/00521/FUL
2021 Approved
1 Lawson Road Southsea PO5 1SD
Construction of single-storey rear extension that comes out a maximum of 6m beyond the re…
21/00016/GPDC
2018 Approved
17 Lawson Road Southsea PO5 1SD
Change of use from house in multiple occupation (Class C4) to purposes falling within Cla…
18/00244/FUL
2017 Approved
26 Stansted Road Southsea PO5 1SA
Change of use from house in multiple occupation (Class C4) to purposes falling within Cla…
17/01952/FUL
2017 Refused
18 Cleveland Road Southsea PO5 1SG
Change of use from dwelling house (Class C3) to purposes falling within Class C4 (house i…
17/01866/FUL
2016 Refused
102-104 Fawcett Road Southsea PO4 0DN
Construction of mansard roof to form additional flat
16/01115/FUL
2016 Refused
58 Cleveland Road Southsea Hampshire PO5 1SG
Change of use from dwelling house (Class C3) to purposes falling within Class C4 (house i…
16/00097/FUL
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings