Portsmouth planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Portsmouth City Council, updated daily. Portsmouth City Council received 191 planning applications in the last 90 days, 1 of them major schemes.
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Recent applications in Portsmouth
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143 - 147 Kingston Road Portsmouth PO2 7EB
Condition variation on a Portsmouth shared living scheme to allow 66 bedrooms. Amends the approved shared facility's occupancy cap from the parent permission without altering the building itself. The scheme remains live and moving toward construction; bedroom fit-out, communal kitchens and serviced…
64 Northern Road Portsmouth PO6 3DP
8-bedroom HMO conversion with two-storey rear extension, Portsmouth. One commercial unit reconfigured for multiple occupation with a new two-storey extension at full application stage. Fit-out, partitioning, rewiring and drainage packages open quickly, with eight bathrooms and kitchens driving…
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47 Wadham Road Portsmouth PO2 9ED
8-bedroom HMO conversion, Portsmouth. Single dwelling reconfigured for multiple occupation at full application stage. Fit-out, fire compartmentation, rewiring and sanitaryware packages suit specialist installers.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
111 Kensington Road Portsmouth PO2 0JP
8-bedroom HMO conversion, Portsmouth. One dwellinghouse reconfigured for multiple occupation at full application stage. Fit-out, fire compartmentation, rewiring and sanitary provisions dominate the works package.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
219 Laburnum Grove Portsmouth PO2 0HE
8-bedroom HMO conversion, Portsmouth. One dwellinghouse converted to large house in multiple occupation at full application stage. Internal partitioning, fire compartmentation, rewiring and multiple bathrooms dominate the fit-out package.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
Flat 101 Palmerston Road Southsea PO5 3PS
Three-flat conversion from a small HMO, Southsea. Reconfigures one Class C4 house in multiple occupation into three self-contained flats at full application stage. Partitioning, rewiring, fit-out and new kitchens and bathrooms drive the work, with party-wall and fire-safety upgrades needed…
Fit-outM&EDrainage
397 Copnor Road Portsmouth PO3 5EH
Seven-bedroom HMO conversion, Portsmouth. Single dwelling reconfigured for multiple occupation at full application stage. Fit-out, fire compartmentation and rewiring dominate the works scope.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
83 Balfour Road Portsmouth PO2 0NH
7-bedroom HMO conversion, Portsmouth. Single dwellinghouse reconfigured for multiple occupation at full application stage. Fit-out, fire compartmentation and rewiring dominate; bathroom and kitchen packages drive material volume.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
5 St Augustine Road Southsea PO4 9AA
C4 to large HMO conversion, Southsea. Reconfigures one dwelling from six-person to seven-person occupation, moving it into the Sui Generis class requiring full consent. Internal partitioning, fire safety upgrades and sanitary fit-out dominate the works package.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
55 Byron Road Portsmouth PO2 7RZ
Dwellinghouse converting to small HMO, Portsmouth. One property changes from single household to Class C4 multiple occupation at full application stage. Internal partitioning, rewiring, fire safety compartmentation and additional bathroom/kitchen facilities drive the fit-out.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
84 Stubbington Avenue Portsmouth PO2 0JG
7-bedroom HMO conversion, Portsmouth. Single dwelling reconfigured for multiple occupation at full application stage. Fit-out, fire compartmentation, rewiring and bathroom/kitchen provision drive the commercial opportunity for specialist installers.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
St Philips Church Hawthorn Crescent Portsmouth PO6 2TL
Single-storey side extension with pitched roof, Portsmouth church. Adds entrance reception to an institutional building at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing, glazing and associated M&E for the new reception suit local specialists.
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159A Havant Road Portsmouth PO6 2AA
Ground-floor retail converting to hot food takeaway, Portsmouth. Adds extraction system to side elevation at full application stage. Extraction ducting, catering fit-out and specialist ventilation services dominate the live packages.
Fit-outM&E
87 Cardiff Road Portsmouth PO2 8BJ
Seven-bed HMO conversion, Portsmouth. One dwelling reconfigured as a large house in multiple occupation at full application stage. Fit-out, fire compartmentation, rewiring and multiple bathrooms drive the specification and material volumes.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
9 Exmouth Road Southsea
Two-storey one-bedroom dwelling from garage conversion, Southsea. Converts and extends an existing garage into a new self-contained house at full application stage. Structural frame, brickwork, roofing and M&E dominate, with full fit-out for kitchen and bathroom.
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Planning appeals in Portsmouth City Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Portsmouth City Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Portsmouth City Council, raw rate
39.1%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
30.4%
national rates applied to this caseload
8.7 percentage points above expected. Portsmouth City Council's decisions are overturned more often than the national record predicts.
428 appeals counted, 402 judged either way (157 allowed, 245 dismissed), 26 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 41.2% | 28.8% | 246 | 243 | 100 |
| Householder (HAS) | 33.3% | 35.6% | 100 | 99 | 33 |
| Enforcement Notice | 15.4% | 13.5% | 27 | 13 | 2 |
| Advertisement Appeal | 66.7% | 36% | 12 | 12 | 8 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 40% | 33.3% | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 54.5% | 36.9% | 11 | 11 | 6 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 28.6% | 20.6% | 8 | 7 | 2 |
7 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | Too few judged | 25% | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Community Infrastructure Levy Appeal | Too few judged | 25.2% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14A | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Section 106 Agreement | Too few judged | 39.8% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tree Replacement Notice | Too few judged | 31.9% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Portsmouth City Council
Portsmouth City Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Portsmouth City Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent6 homes
- Affordable rent45 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Portsmouth City Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder78% (40 decided)
- other92% (13 decided)
- commercial88% (8 decided)
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