1 Westbrook Road Portchester Fareham PO16 9NS

P/26/0164/LUAmendmentApproved

Lawful development certificate

Approved on 5 March 2026

Council decision: No

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Lawful Development Certification For The Conversion Of 1 X Ground Floor Flat As A 2 Bed House In Multiple Occupation, And 1 X First Floor Flat As A 2 Bed House In Multiple Occupation

Received: 9 February 2026
Council: Fareham Borough Council
Ward: Portchester Castle

ReceivedReceived9 Feb
ValidatedValidated13 Feb
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date10 Apr
DecidedDecided5 Mar

Decided in 20 days (council typically 28)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 1 Westbrook Road Portchester Fareham PO16 9NS. Fareham has handled 333 applications of this type. This one was decided in 24 days, 4 days quicker than Fareham's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 49 applications across Portchester Castle. We hold 612 applications in total for the PO16 postcode area.

96% of amendment applications at Fareham Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 4 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address

Application details

Postcode: PO16 9NS
Application type: Amendment
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 13 February 2026
Target decision date: 10 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Mr John Elkington 213 Castle Street Portchester Fareham PO16 9QW

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Documents: 8

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Wat…Applies to new homes and overnight accommodation
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

Source: Fareham

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