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36 Pains Road Southsea PO5 1HE

19/01395/FULFull ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 10 November 2020

Council decision: RefusePlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use from house of multiple occupation (Class C4) to 7 bedroom/7 person House of multiple occupation (Sui Generis)

Received
11 September 2019
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
1
Ward
St Thomas
  1. Received11 Sep
  2. Validated9 Oct
  3. Consult.4 Nov
  4. Target4 Dec
  5. Decided10 Nov

Decided in 398 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 36 Pains Road Southsea PO5 1HE. Portsmouth has handled 277 applications of this type. This one was decided in 426 days, 53 weeks longer than Portsmouth's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across St Thomas. We hold 583 applications in total for the PO5 postcode area.

85% of full applications at Portsmouth City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
PO5 1HE
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 October 2019
Consultation expiry
4 November 2019
Consultation start
10 October 2019
Consultation end
4 November 2019
Neighbour consultation start
10 October 2019
Neighbour consultation end
4 November 2019
Last date for comments
4 November 2019
Target decision date
4 December 2019
Committee meeting
4 November 2020
Decision issued
20 November 2020
Permission expires
20 November 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
FAO Mrs Carianne Wells
Agent address
21 Middle Road Park Gate Fareham SO31 7GH

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal

Appeal result
Invalid Appeal

Appeal history

3280767
Allowed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 7 December 2021Dev Type: Other minor developmentsReason: Refusal
Green Belt
3265839
Invalid
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 16 July 2021Dev Type: Change of useReason: Refusal
3250182
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 15 April 2021Dev Type: Major dwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08143840
Documents
20
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and brownfield registers. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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 and heritage coasts.

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

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© 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.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Portsmouth

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