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Allowed2 June 20266004335

21 Fraser Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO5 1EE

Planning appeal 6004335 at 21 Fraser Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO5 1EE (Portsmouth City Council) was allowed on 2 June 2026 by Inspector K Dryden, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the housing mix of the area, having regard to local amenity.

change of use from existing Class C4 HMO, to 8 person/ 8 bedroom HMO

Authority
Portsmouth City Council
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
K Dryden
Postcode
PO5 1EE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on the housing mix of the area, having regard to local amenity
  • the effect of the proposal on the integrity of the European Sites

What decided it

The fallback position demonstrating that the net increase in occupancy would be only 2 residents (from 6 under permitted development to 8 under the proposal), combined with the absence of evidence of material harm to local amenity and the adequacy of European Sites mitigation secured by the Section 111 undertaking.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
PCS20PCS23PCS13
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 48Paragraph 49Paragraph 58

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