The free appeal record
Planning appeals in Portsmouth City Council, 2026
28 appeals decided in 2026, 54% of them allowed. Each links to its own page and to the Inspector’s letter. The authority’s record has the whole run since 2016.
- Allowed26 October 2026· advert6008144Land Outside Market Way Car Park, Marketway, Portsmouth, PO1 4AH
Installation of a communication kiosk with integrated defibrillator and advertisement display
- Allowed26 October 20266008143Land Outside Market Way Car Park, Marketway, Portsmouth, PO1 4AH
Installation of a communication kiosk with integrated defibrillator and advertisement display
- Allowed20 October 2026· minor60129123 Lawson Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO5 1SD
change of use from House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4) to seven person/seven bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (Sui generis)
- Allowed22 September 2026· minor6004676252 Havant Road, Portsmouth, PO6 1PA
Change of use of part ground floor (Class E) and upper floor (Class C3) to 9 bedroom/9 person House of Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis); external alterations to include construction of mansard roof and single storey rear extension
- Allowed25 August 2026· householder600998461 Station Road, Portsmouth, PO6 1PJ
Front dormer
- Dismissed30 July 2026· householder601036430 Wymering Lane, Portsmouth, PO6 3JU
a front porch (Retrospective)
- Dismissed14 July 2026· householder600776134 Clarendon Road, Southsea, PO5 2JY
dropped kerb, vehicular crossover and partial boundary wall demolition
- Dismissed7 July 2026600561131a Cornwall Mews, Cornwall Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5AR
to increase height by 1540mm to utilise the loft space to create 2 no. one-bedroom flats with associated external alterations
- Dismissed29 June 2026600709550 Chetwynd Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO4 0NB
change of use from house in multiple occupation (Class C4) to 8 person/8 bedroom house in multiple occupation (sui generis)
- Dismissed25 June 2026· householder600752712, Wilberforce Road, Southsea, PO5 3DR
construction of a 3 storey front extension; addition of a second floor including the remodelling of the rear elevation (with Juliet balconies at first and second floor); new natural slate roof, a raised ridge and a rear dormer with Juliet balcony (with solar panels on top); single storey rear extension; and air source heat pump in rear garden
- Dismissed16 June 2026· householder600789619 Hilltop Crescent, Portsmouth, PO6 1BB
construction of second floor side extension
- Allowed2 June 2026· minor600466616 Munster Road, Portsmouth, PO2 9BS
change of use from C3 dwellinghouse to Sui Generis 7 bed, 7 person HMO
- Allowed2 June 2026600433521 Fraser Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO5 1EE
change of use from existing Class C4 HMO, to 8 person/ 8 bedroom HMO
- Dismissed7 May 2026· ldc333940610 Landport Terrace, Portsmouth, PO1 2RG
Proposed use as a dwelling occupied by 4 unrelated adults within Class C3 (dwellinghouse)
- Dismissed1 May 2026· minor6004817136-138 Stamshaw Road, Portsmouth, PO2 8LX
change of use of existing public house to Class E retail including all ancillary services with some regularisation of works to street elevation and remedial works to existing first floor flat
- Dismissed28 April 2026· minor600339739 Montague Road, City Of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, PO2 0ND
change of use from a dwellinghouse (Class C3) to purposes falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouse) or Class C4 (House in Multiple Occupation)
- Dismissed28 April 2026· minor600220556 Althorpe Drive, City Of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, PO3 5XB
two storey rear extension, single storey first floor extension to convert the existing annex into 2 x two bedroom units
- Allowed28 April 2026· minor600178180 Gladys Avenue, North End, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO2 9BQ
Change of use from C3 dwellinghouse to C4 House of Multiple Occupation
- Dismissed9 April 2026· major3374570207-217 Copnor Road, Portsmouth, PO3 5BY
the demolition of the existing builders merchants (Class E) and the erection of a Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5 storey residential development to provide 25 Self-contained residential dwellings (Class C3). Including a scheme of hard and soft landscaping, associated refuse and recycling facilities and car parking
- Allowed2 April 2026· minor6001588246 Havant Road, Portsmouth, PO6 1PA
Change of use of part ground floor and upper floor, from commercial (Class E), to eight bedroom house in multiple occupation (Sui generis); to include retention of ground floor commercial unit (Class E), installation of new shopfront including residential and commercial access doors, construction of Mansard roof extension, rear terrace at ground floor level, and associated bicycle and refuse storage
- Allowed23 March 2026· minor337502410 Wilson Grove, Southsea, Hampshire, PO5 1PD
change of use to C4 to allow building to revert to an HMO accommodating a maximum of six persons
- Allowed6 March 2026· minor33751733 Shirley Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO5 2QD
change of use from single dwelling (C3) to 4 self-contained flats (C3)
- Allowed6 March 2026· minor337378155 St Ronans Road, Southsea, PO4 0PP
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
- Allowed6 March 2026· minor337377945 Tangier Road, Portsmouth, PO3 6JQ
the change of use from a dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a 7-bed/7- person House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis)
- Allowed4 March 2026· minor33737801 Munster Road, Portsmouth, PO2 9BS
the change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a 7-bed/7-person House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis)
- Allowed4 March 2026· minor337377866 Wadham Road, Portsmouth, PO2 9EE
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 8 bed/8 person House in Multiple Occupation (sui generis)
- Dismissed20 February 2026· minor3370596Garage 1 And 2, Rear of 45 - 47 Fawcett Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hants, PO4 0DA
demolition of existing garage and construction of new single dwelling (2 x Bedrooms)
- Dismissed9 January 2026· minor3371492Unit 1, Thirty Two Acres, Eastern Road, Portsmouth, PO6 1UW
Continued use of land for siting of 29 storage containers, storage lockers, and an office container
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