The Old Treasury 7 Kings Road Southsea PO5 4DJ
Refused on 4 November 2020
Council decision: Prior notification required and refusedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Application for prior approval (Class O) relating to the change of use of first and second floors from offices (Class B1) to 8no. self-contained flats (Class C3)
- Received
- 10 September 2020
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 2
- Council
- Portsmouth City Council
- Ward
- St Thomas
- ReceivedReceived10 Sep
- ValidatedValidated10 Sep
- Consult.Consultation2 Nov
- TargetTarget Date5 Nov
- DecidedDecided4 Nov
Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application for a change of use at The Old Treasury 7 Kings Road Southsea PO5 4DJ. Portsmouth has handled 164 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application 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.
86% of outline 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 4DJ
- Application type
- Prior Approval - Shop/Bank to Dwelling
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 10 September 2020
- Consultation expiry
- 2 November 2020
- Consultation start
- 7 October 2020
- Consultation end
- 2 November 2020
- Neighbour consultation start
- 7 October 2020
- Last date for comments
- 2 November 2020
- Target decision date
- 5 November 2020
- Permission expires
- 4 November 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Fao Mr Ian Knight
- Agent address
- Unit 7 The Quarterdeck Port Solent Portsmouth PO6 4TP
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 12 October 2020
- Site notice end
- 2 November 2020
Additional information
- Documents
- 18
- Constraints
- 1
Site constraints
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.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202416 Aug
Application for prior approval for change of Use (Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA) of first and second floor…
ApprovedCommercial Prior Approvals24/00010/PACOU - 20203 Jul
Application for prior approval (class O) relating to the change of use of first and second floors from…
RefusedCommercial Prior Approvals20/00011/PACOU
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