Planning appeal decision
29 Greenwood Avenue, Portsmouth, PO6 3NP
Planning appeal 3338328 at 29 Greenwood Avenue, Portsmouth, PO6 3NP (Portsmouth City Council) was allowed on 20 September 2024 by Inspector Cahalane R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the HMO provides acceptable living conditions for its occupants, having regard to the quality and quantity of the communal space.
C3 residential use to dual use C3 /C4 HMO Use
- Authority
- Portsmouth City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Cahalane R
- Postcode
- PO6 3NP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the HMO provides acceptable living conditions for its occupants, having regard to the quality and quantity of the communal space
What decided it
The Inspector's assessment that the communal lounge room, despite its non-standard layout, provides acceptable quality and quantity of communal space for six HMO occupiers to safely mix and relax together.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PCS23
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in Portsmouth City Council
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2024
- Allowed22 September 20266004676252 Havant Road, Portsmouth, PO6 1PA
- Dismissed14 July 2026600776134 Clarendon Road, Southsea, PO5 2JY
- Allowed2 June 2026600466616 Munster Road, Portsmouth, PO2 9BS
- Dismissed28 April 2026600220556 Althorpe Drive, City Of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, PO3 5XB
- Allowed28 April 2026600178180 Gladys Avenue, North End, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO2 9BQ
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
®