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62 Middle Street Southsea PO5 4BP

20/00169/OUTOutline ApplicationRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 24 June 2020

Council decision: RefusePlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Outline application for the construction of four storey building comprising 21no. student accommodation units (Class C1) and ground floor commercial unit (Class B1a), following demolition of existing building (principles of scale and access to be considered) (resubmission of 18/01968/OUT) (Amended description)

Received
6 February 2020
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
6
Ward
St Thomas
  1. Received6 Feb
  2. Validated7 Feb
  3. Consult.6 Mar
  4. Target3 Apr
  5. Decided24 Jun

Decided in 138 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at 62 Middle Street Southsea PO5 4BP. Portsmouth has handled 164 applications of this type. This one was decided in 139 days, 12 weeks longer than Portsmouth's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 27 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 4BP
Application type
Outline Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 February 2020
Consultation expiry
6 March 2020
Consultation start
12 February 2020
Neighbour consultation start
12 February 2020
Neighbour consultation end
6 March 2020
Last date for comments
6 March 2020
Target decision date
3 April 2020
Committee meeting
3 June 2020
Permission expires
24 June 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
FAO Mrs Danielle St Pierre
Agent address
The Old Vyner Gallery 23 Vyner Street London E2 9DG

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal

Appeal result
Allowed

Appeal history

3265574
Allowed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 4 February 2022Dev Type: Other minor developmentsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08487061
Documents
57
Constraints
2

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.

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© 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2025
    3 Mar

    Application for non material amendment to planning permission 20/00169/OUT

    WithdrawnNon-material amendmentAmendment25/00236/NMA
  2. 2025
    28 Feb

    Application to discharge conditions 4(a,b and c), 9a and 10a of planing permission 20/00169/OUT

    PendingDischarge of conditions25/00229/DOC
  3. 2020
    6 Feb

    Outline application for the construction of four storey building comprising 21no. student accommodation units…

    This applicationRefusedOutline20/00169/OUT

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