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25/01005/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Construction of means of enclosure to include proposed Padel tennis courts and replacement of existing fencing to perimeter of site. Floodlighting to courts. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 23 Aug 2026, 17:15

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Application progress

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Received

25 Aug 2025

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Validated

22 Jan 2026

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Consultation

6 Feb 2026

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Committee

17 Jun 2026

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Approved

17 Jun 2026

Approved on 17 Jun 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 23 Aug 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Portsmouth Planning Committee on 17 Jun 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

Officers advised approval because public benefits outweighed less-than-substantial heritage harm, subject to conditions.
Most representations supported the proposal, while objections focused on noise, lighting, wildlife, heritage and tranquillity.
The committee granted conditional permission after considering lighting, noise, ecology, quiet spaces and sporting benefits.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site context, officer assessment, public comments, speakers, committee debate, vote and planning conditions. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Portsmouth's committee minutes of 17 Jun 2026.

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 8

PDF PROPOSED FENCE ELEVATION Revised Drawing · 17 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF REVISED BLOCK PLAN (2) Block Plan · 17 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS INCLUDING THE ACOUSTIC WALL Revised Drawing · 25 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ACOUSTIC WALL Revised Drawing · 25 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF COUR.250211 SLP-01 - SITE LOCATION PLAN (1) OS Extract · 25 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF COUR.250211 PBP-01 - PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN (2) OS Extract · 25 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF COUR.250211 ECE-01 - EXISTING COURT ELEVATIONS Drawing · 25 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF COUR.250211 PCE-01 - PROPOSED COURT ELEVATIONS (1) Drawing · 25 Aug 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

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.

Registered park or garden: Southsea Common

Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.

Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.

Historic England ↗

The Sea Front, Southsea conservation area

Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.

The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.

Public footpath 16 m away

Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.

Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.

Scheduled monument 33 m away: Lumps Fort and practice battery

Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.

Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.

Historic England ↗

Special protection area 134 m away: Solent and Dorset Coast

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

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

1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Portsmouth built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 25 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: PO4 0ST
Received: 25 Aug 2025
Validated: 22 Jan 2026
Ward: Eastney & Craneswater
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 19 Mar 2026
Decision: Conditional Permission
Decision date: 17 Jun 2026
Decision level: Committee Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Pike Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 146 days from validation, 82 days slower than Portsmouth's median of 64 for full applications. Approved, as 74% of full applications here are.

This one146d

Council64d

UK56d

44%decided within 8 weeks

74%approved

16%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Portsmouth in the last twelve months, from validation. Portsmouth decision record →

Public comments

63comments received

15 objecting48 supporting

76% support · above the UK average of 16%

37 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14229023
Neighbours: 5 Mar 2026
Consultation: 6 Feb 2026
Comments by: 27 Feb 2026
Site or press notice: 5 Mar 2026
Committee: 17 Jun 2026
Env. assessment: No

Portsmouth

Planning Authority Score

3.1/10

Poor

#232 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

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