18 Helena Road Southsea PO4 9RH Data via plota.co.uk

26/00947/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Construction two storey dwelling to rear of 18 Helena Road and fronting Bruce Road (following removal of existing garage) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
17 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 13 Dec 2026 and 20 Dec 2026, from Portsmouth's recent demolitions.

Comments are open until 20 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 8

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.
Craneswater and Eastern Parade, 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.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 151 m away: Southsea Common; Special protection area 395 m away: Solent and Dorset Coast; National infrastructure project 1534 m away: AQUIND Interconnector; Scheduled monument 245 m away: Lumps Fort and practice battery; Inside the Portsmouth built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £600,000 in October 2007. Semi-detached house, freehold.

9 October 2007£600,000
20 July 2005£140,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Portsmouth
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
PO4 9RH
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
19 Oct 2026
Ward
Eastney & Craneswater
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 9 of the 56-day target. Portsmouth usually decides demolitions by day 56.

Day 947 days to the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
43decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 20 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
20 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
28 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Dec 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use