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Dismissed29 June 20266007095

50 Chetwynd Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO4 0NB

Planning appeal 6007095 at 50 Chetwynd Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO4 0NB (Portsmouth City Council) was dismissed on 29 June 2026 by Inspector R Cahalane, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether future occupiers of the appeal development would be provided with adequate living conditions, with particular regard to external private space.

change of use from house in multiple occupation (Class C4) to 8 person/8 bedroom house in multiple occupation (sui generis)

Authority
Portsmouth City Council
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
R Cahalane
Postcode
PO4 0NB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether future occupiers of the appeal development would be provided with adequate living conditions, with particular regard to external private space
  • outlook

What decided it

The inadequate provision of external private space and poor outlook for future occupiers, which would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing supply in a sustainable location when assessed against Framework policies taken as a whole.

The adverse impacts of inadequate external private space and poor outlook would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the moderate benefits of a small contribution to housing supply in a sustainable location, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy PCS23Policy PCS17Policy PLP22
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 49Paragraph 135Paragraph 195

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