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Dismissed13 August 20253356161

36 Montgomerie Road, Southsea, PO5 1ED

Planning appeal 3356161 at 36 Montgomerie Road, Southsea, PO5 1ED (Portsmouth City Council) was dismissed on 13 August 2025 by Inspector Leonard S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal scheme would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, having particular regard to internal and external living space.

change of use from Class C4 HMO to 7 bedroom/8-person HMO

Authority
Portsmouth City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Leonard S
Postcode
PO5 1ED

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal scheme would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, having particular regard to internal and external living space
  • Whether the appeal scheme would provide adequate mitigation for the SPA

What decided it

The property would feel unduly cramped and congested if occupied by 8 persons due to the layouts and sizes of the internal and external communal areas and bedrooms, particularly bedroom 4, with no opportunity for one element to compensate for shortcomings in another.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy PCS23 of The Portsmouth Plan (2012)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 135

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