5 St Augustine Road Southsea PO4 9AA Data via plota.co.uk

26/00703/CPE - Certificate of Existing Lawful Use/Dev Awaiting decision

Proposal

Application for Certificate of Lawful Development for existing use as a house in multiple occupation (Class C4) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
16 Jun 2026
Validated
17 Jun 2026
Consultation
18 Jun 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. The consultation period closed on 9 Jul 2026.

Important details

Council
Portsmouth
Application type
Certificate of Existing Lawful Use/Dev
Postcode
PO4 9AA
Received
16 Jun 2026
Validated
17 Jun 2026
Ward
Central Southsea
Case officer
Track to view
Target decision
12 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Agent
Applecore PDM

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15014713
Neighbours
18 Jun 2026
Consultation
18 Jun 2026
Comments by
9 Jul 2026
Site notice
23 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Portsmouth
Planning Authority Score
3.4/10
Poor
#221 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Portsmouth is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #205 out of 292. 50% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 40% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Portsmouth decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #170 of 292
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #151 of 292
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #205 of 292
50%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #226 of 292
59%
Minor dwellings approved
37 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
78%
Change of use approved
115 decided
624
Total decisions
80 refused in 2025