Change of use applications in Portsmouth

There were 179 change of use applications in Portsmouth in the last 12 months. 108 involve HMOs. Of the 94 decided so far, 52 were approved. Change of use covers conversions between planning use classes: shops to flats, offices to homes, houses to HMOs or care homes.

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Yesterday Awaiting decision 26/01054/FUL

22 Belmont Street Southsea PO5 1ND

Change of use from house in multiple occupation (Class C4) to purposes falling within dwellinghouse (Class C3) or house in multiple occupation (Class ...

Full Application Portsmouth
Yesterday Awaiting decision 26/01215/FUL

23 St Chads Avenue Portsmouth PO2 0SA

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 8 person/8 bedroom house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis)

Full Application Portsmouth
24 Oct 2026 Awaiting decision 26/01228/FUL

52 Renny Road Portsmouth PO1 5BA

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to purposes falling within dwellinghouse (Class C3) or house in multiple occupation (Class C4)

Full Application Portsmouth
23 Oct 2026 Awaiting decision 26/01226/FUL

2 Spur Road Portsmouth PO6 3EB

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3), to seven person/seven bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis)

Full Application Portsmouth
23 Oct 2026 Awaiting decision 26/01214/FUL

87 Cardiff Road Portsmouth PO2 8BJ

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 7 person/7 bedroom house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis)

Full Application Portsmouth
21 Oct 2026 Awaiting decision 26/01213/FUL

219 Laburnum Grove Portsmouth PO2 0HE

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 8 person/8 bedroom house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis)

Full Application Portsmouth
21 Oct 2026 Awaiting decision 26/01211/FUL

47 Wadham Road Portsmouth PO2 9ED

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 8 person/8 bedroom house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis)

Full Application Portsmouth
20 Oct 2026 Awaiting decision 26/01212/FUL

111 Kensington Road Portsmouth PO2 0JP

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 8 person/8 bedroom house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis)

Full Application Portsmouth
20 Oct 2026 Awaiting decision 26/01217/FUL

34 Gladys Avenue Portsmouth PO2 9BG

Change of use from house in multiple occupation (Class C4) to 7 person/7 bedroom house in multiple occupation (sui generis)

Full Application Portsmouth
20 Oct 2026 Awaiting decision 26/01216/FUL

45 Pitcroft Road Portsmouth PO2 8BB

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to house in multiple occupation (Class C4) with construction of single storey rear extension

Full Application Portsmouth
16 Oct 2026 Awaiting decision 26/01196/FUL

35 Belgravia Road Portsmouth PO2 0DX

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3), to seven person/seven bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis)

Full Application Portsmouth
16 Oct 2026 Awaiting decision 26/01130/FUL

145 Copnor Road Portsmouth PO3 5BS

Conversion of existing building (Class E) to form 10no. one-bedroom flats (Class C3), with associated roof and rear extensions, insertion of windows a...

Full Application Portsmouth
16 Oct 2026 Awaiting decision 26/01127/FUL

12 Victoria Road South Southsea PO5 2BZ

Change of use from 11 person/11 bedroom house in multiple occupation, to 9 person/9 bedroom house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis) and one self-co...

Full Application Portsmouth
14 Oct 2026 Awaiting decision 26/01193/PACOU

105A Commercial Road Portsmouth PO1 1BQ

Application for prior approval (Schedule 2, Part 3, Class G) for change of use from commercial (Class E) to mixed use commercial (Class E) including o...

Commercial Prior Approvals Portsmouth
14 Oct 2026 Awaiting decision 26/01189/FUL

32 Wallington Road Portsmouth PO2 0HB

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 7 person/7 bedroom house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis)

Full Application Portsmouth
14 Oct 2026 Awaiting decision 26/01188/FUL

140B Lake Road Portsmouth PO1 4HH

Change of use of upper floor flat (Class C3) to house in multiple occupation (Class C4), including hip-to-gable roof extension and construction of dor...

Full Application Portsmouth
8 Oct 2026 Awaiting decision 26/01160/FUL

38 Clarence Parade Southsea PO5 2ET

Change of use from hotel (Class C1) to 16 bedroom/ 23 person house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis) following removal of single storey rear office...

Full Application Portsmouth
7 Oct 2026 Awaiting decision 26/00996/FUL

3 Madeira Road Portsmouth PO2 0SE

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 7 person/7 bedroom house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis)

Full Application Portsmouth
6 Oct 2026 Awaiting decision 26/01150/FUL

6 Winchester Road Portsmouth PO2 7PT

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to purposes falling within Classes C3 (dwellinghouse) or C4 (House in Multiple Occupation)

Full Application Portsmouth
5 Oct 2026 Awaiting decision 26/01148/FUL

67 New Road East Portsmouth PO2 7RS

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 7 person/7 bedroom house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis)

Full Application Portsmouth
5 Oct 2026 Withdrawn 21 Oct 26/01145/FUL

111 Kensington Road Portsmouth PO2 0JP

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 8 person/8 bedroom house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis)

Full Application Portsmouth
2 Oct 2026 Awaiting decision 26/01056/FUL

83 Ophir Road Portsmouth PO2 9ER

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a 8-bedroom/8-person house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis)

Full Application Portsmouth
1 Oct 2026 Awaiting decision 26/01139/FUL

6 Beach Road Southsea PO5 2JH

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 7 person/7 bedroom house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis)

Full Application Portsmouth
1 Oct 2026 Awaiting decision 26/01028/REM

112-116 Haslemere Road Southsea PO4 9AR

Application for the approval of reserved matters of access, appearance, landscaping, layout, and scale pursuant to Condition 1 of outline permission 2...

Approval of Reserved Matters Portsmouth
1 Oct 2026 Awaiting decision 26/01041/FUL

9 Angerstein Road Portsmouth PO2 8HL

Change of use from 7-bed/7-person house in multiple occupation to 7-bed/9-person house in multiple occupation (Sui-Generis)

Full Application Portsmouth
29 Sept 2026 Awaiting decision 26/01128/FUL

397 Copnor Road Portsmouth PO3 5EH

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 8 person/ 7 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis)

Full Application Portsmouth
28 Sept 2026 Awaiting decision 26/01076/FUL

83 Balfour Road Portsmouth PO2 0NH

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 7 person/7 bedroom house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis)

Full Application Portsmouth
26 Sept 2026 Awaiting decision 26/01116/FUL

5 St Augustine Road Southsea PO4 9AA

Change of use from house in multiple occupation (Class C4) to 7 person/7 bedroom house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis)

Full Application Portsmouth
25 Sept 2026 Awaiting decision 26/01113/FUL

84 Stubbington Avenue Portsmouth PO2 0JG

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 7 person/7 bedroom house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis)

Full Application Portsmouth
25 Sept 2026 Awaiting decision 26/01111/FUL

55 Byron Road Portsmouth PO2 7RZ

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3), to House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4)

Full Application Portsmouth
21 Sept 2026 Awaiting decision 26/01099/FUL

Rowlands Plant Services Ltd Alchorne Place Portsmouth PO3 5QS

Change of use from commercial (Class E) to plant storage/vehicle parking, including installation of new area of hardstanding; dropped kerbs and 3m hig...

Full Application Portsmouth
21 Sept 2026 Awaiting decision 26/01092/CPL

32 Grayshott Road Southsea PO4 8AH

Application for Certificate Lawful Development for the proposed change of use from 6 person/6 bedroom HMO, to 7 bedroom/7 person HMO

Certificate of Proposed Lawful Use/Dev Portsmouth
18 Sept 2026 Awaiting decision 26/01089/FUL

64 Northern Road Portsmouth PO6 3DP

Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to an 8-bedroom, 8-person House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis), with the const...

Full Application Portsmouth
14 Sept 2026 Withdrawn 21 Oct 26/01064/FUL

47 Wadham Road Portsmouth PO2 9ED

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 8 person/8 bedroom house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis)

Full Application Portsmouth
8 Sept 2026 Awaiting decision 26/00968/FUL

159A Havant Road Portsmouth PO6 2AA

Change of use of ground floor from commercial/retail (Class E) to hot food takeaway (Sui Generis), with installation of extraction system to side elev...

Full Application Portsmouth
8 Sept 2026 Awaiting decision 26/00999/FUL

Flat 101 Palmerston Road Southsea PO5 3PS

Conversion of existing house in multiple occupation (Class C4) to form 3no. self-contained one bedroom flats (Class C3)

Full Application Portsmouth
8 Sept 2026 Withdrawn 21 Oct 26/00983/FUL

87 Cardiff Road Portsmouth PO2 8BJ

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 7 person/7 bedroom house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis)

Full Application Portsmouth
8 Sept 2026 Withdrawn 21 Oct 26/00986/FUL

23 St Chads Avenue Portsmouth PO2 0SA

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 8 person/8 bedroom house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis)

Full Application Portsmouth
8 Sept 2026 Withdrawn 30 Sep 26/01009/FUL

111 Kensington Road Portsmouth PO2 0JP

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 8 person/8 bedroom house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis)

Full Application Portsmouth
8 Sept 2026 Withdrawn 21 Oct 26/01010/FUL

219 Laburnum Grove Portsmouth PO2 0HE

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 8 person/8 bedroom house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis)

Full Application Portsmouth
8 Sept 2026 Awaiting decision 26/01020/FUL

9 Exmouth Road Southsea

Conversion and extension of garage to two-storey, one-bedroom dwellinghouse (Class C3)

Full Application Portsmouth
28 Aug 2026 Refused 15 Oct 26/00971/FUL

25 Mablethorpe Road Portsmouth PO6 3LH

Retrospective application for change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to house in multiple occupation (Class C4)

Full Application Portsmouth
28 Aug 2026 Refused 22 Oct 26/00990/FUL

12 Gladys Avenue Portsmouth PO2 9BE

Change of use from House in Multiple Occupancy (Class C4), to seven person/seven bedroom House in Multiple Occupancy (Sui Generis)

Full Application Portsmouth
27 Aug 2026 Awaiting decision 26/00979/FUL

55 Queens Road Portsmouth PO2 7LT

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to children's care home (Class C2)

Full Application Portsmouth
19 Aug 2026 Awaiting decision 26/00949/FUL

8 Stubbington Avenue Portsmouth PO2 0HS

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to house in multiple occupation (Class C4)

Full Application Portsmouth
17 Aug 2026 Approved 23 Oct 26/00897/FUL

Former Pizza Hut Binnacle Way Portsmouth PO6 4FB

Alterations to unit, installation of EV charging, and layout alteration including the introduction of a drive thru lane to facilitate use as a drive t...

Full Application Portsmouth
14 Aug 2026 Awaiting decision 26/00915/FUL

Crown Bingo Hall High Street Portsmouth PO6 3BU

Change of use from mixed café and amusement arcade (Sui Generis) to commercial (Use Class E)

Full Application Portsmouth
13 Aug 2026 Awaiting decision 26/00877/FUL

98 London Road Portsmouth PO2 0NA

Part conversion and change of use of existing former retail building (Use Class E) to a 123 suite co-living development (Sui Generis), including the c...

Full Application Portsmouth
13 Aug 2026 Refused 8 Oct 26/00896/FUL

37 Albert Road Southsea PO5 2SE

Change of use of ground floor from commercial/retail (Class E) to hot food takeaway (Sui Generis), with installation of extraction system and alterati...

Full Application Portsmouth
12 Aug 2026 Awaiting decision 26/00928/CPL

45 Goldsmith Avenue Southsea PO4 8DU

Application for Certificate of Lawful Development for the proposed change of use from house in multiple occupation (Class C4) or dwellinghouse (Class ...

Certificate of Proposed Lawful Use/Dev Portsmouth
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Frequently asked questions

Do you need planning permission to run an HMO?
A small HMO (3-6 unrelated tenants, Class C4) usually doesn't need planning permission unless the area has an Article 4 direction. Larger HMOs (7+ tenants, 'sui generis') almost always need a full planning application.
What is Class E in planning?
Class E is the flexible commercial use class introduced in September 2020. It covers shops, offices, cafes, restaurants, gyms, clinics, nurseries and light industry. You can change uses freely within Class E without planning permission.
Can you convert offices to flats without planning permission?
Class MA permitted development rights let you convert Class E premises (including offices) to residential (Class C3) via a prior-approval application rather than full planning permission. Limits apply: max 1,500m², not in conservation areas or AONBs without additional consent.
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