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Allowed6 March 20263373781

55 St Ronans Road, Southsea, PO4 0PP

Planning appeal 3373781 at 55 St Ronans Road, Southsea, PO4 0PP (Portsmouth City Council) was allowed on 6 March 2026 by Inspector Worley E, by written representations.

Change of use from care home (Class C2) to 12 bed/12 person house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis), with external alterations including excavation of lightwell to basement at front elevation

Authority
Portsmouth City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Worley E
Postcode
PO4 0PP

What decided it

The Council failed to demonstrate through well-reasoned argument or detailed evidence that the proposal would have an adverse effect on parking stress or harm highway safety, constituting unreasonable behaviour that caused unnecessary expense.

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