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26/00063/CPL - Certificate of Proposed Lawful Use/Dev Refused

Proposal

Application for Certificate of Lawful Development for the proposed increase in occupancy of existing HMO, from 6 person/6 bedroom to 7 person/7 bedroom Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
21 Jan 2026
✓
Validated
22 Jan 2026
✗
Refused
26 Aug 2026
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Committee
9 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 26 Aug 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 29 Aug 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Portsmouth Planning Committee on 9 Sept 2026.

Refused

Against officer advice: officers had recommended approval.

  • Officers advised granting the certificate because one extra occupant would not create a material change of use.
  • Eight objections raised concerns including parking, over-saturation, antisocial behaviour and pressure on local services.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, officers’ assessment, objections, committee discussion, vote and reasons for refusal. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Portsmouth's committee minutes of 9 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 2

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.
Also on the record
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 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £240,000 in May 2024. Terraced house, freehold.

30 May 2024£240,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
10 June 1998£54,500

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
Certificate of Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
Postcode
PO5 1SG
Received
21 Jan 2026
Validated
22 Jan 2026
Ward
Central Southsea
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Mar 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
26 Aug 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Well Planned Ltd
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 216 days from validation, 161 days slower than Portsmouth's median of 55 for extensions. Refused, as 14% of extensions here are.

62%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
255decided in the last year

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

Public comments

8comments received
8 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 75%

Last counted 29 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14641665
Committee
19 Aug 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

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.