135 Kirby Road Portsmouth PO2 0PX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3), to seven bedroom/seven person House in Multiple Occupation (Sui generis) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 9 Jul 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 the HMO complied with relevant policies and its impacts were not considered harmful.
- Sixty-one objections raised concerns including parking, amenity, community balance, noise, waste and drainage.
- The committee granted delegated authority for conditional permission after a refusal proposal was withdrawn, with one councillor’s objection recorded.
Source: Plota analysis of Portsmouth's committee minutes of 17 Jun 2026.
Documents 6
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 3
Other documents 1
Site constraints 2
Checked on 11 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
- PO2 0PX
- Received
- 15 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 16 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Copnor
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 11 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Conditional Permission
- Decision date
- 9 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Applecore PDM
How this decision compares
Decided in 84 days from validation, 15 days slower than Portsmouth's median of 69 for changes of use. Approved, as 54% of changes of use here are.
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 75%
5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14859006
- Neighbours
- 22 Apr 2026
- Comments by
- 13 May 2026
- Committee
- 17 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
12 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%).
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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