135 Laburnum Grove Portsmouth Data via plota.co.uk
Approved at planning committee on 30 September 2026. The council has not issued its decision notice yet.
Proposal
Change of use from two units (Class C3) to a single unit with use falling within dwellinghouse (Class C3) or house in multiple occupation (Class C4) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 131.
Planning committee
Decided by Portsmouth Planning Committee on 30 Sept 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the proposal met housing, amenity, parking and HMO concentration requirements.
- Eight representations objected, citing HMO concentration, parking, disturbance, waste and pressure on local services.
- Members granted conditional permission after differing views about losing two flats and the quality of the proposed accommodation.
Source: Plota analysis of Portsmouth's committee minutes of 30 Sept 2026.
Documents 7
Plans & drawings 6
Application forms 1
Site constraints 4
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2016, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- PO2 0HF
- Received
- 15 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 19 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Copnor
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 14 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- JCSE Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 131, past the statutory target. 76% of changes of use in Portsmouth are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 26 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Portsmouth in the last twelve months, from validation. Portsmouth decision record →
Public comments
100% object · above the UK average of 74%
8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15009652
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15009652
- Neighbours
- 23 Jun 2026
- Consultation
- 23 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 17 Jul 2026
- Committee
- 30 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 14 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
21 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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%).
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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