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87-89 Elm Grove Southsea PO5 1JF

20/01275/FULFull ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 26 May 2021

Council decision: Conditional PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use of 89 from retail (Class E) to drinking establishment (Sui Generis) in connection with existing wine bar at no. 87 together with associated external alterations to the shopfront including the re-location of the entrance door and new windows (amended - change to site address)

Received
4 November 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
St Thomas
  1. Received4 Nov
  2. Validated22 Jan
  3. Consult.12 Feb
  4. Target19 Mar
  5. Decided26 May

Decided in 124 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 87-89 Elm Grove Southsea PO5 1JF. Portsmouth has handled 277 applications of this type. This one was decided in 203 days, 21 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 1JF
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 January 2021
Consultation expiry
4 May 2021
Consultation start
22 January 2021
Consultation end
12 February 2021
Neighbour consultation start
13 April 2021
Neighbour consultation end
4 May 2021
Last date for comments
14 May 2021
Target decision date
19 March 2021
Permission expires
26 May 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
FAO Miss Fiona Martin
Agent address
Suite B 45 Dyer Street Cirencester GL7 2PP

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal history

3276906
Allowed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: HearingDecision: 3 May 2023Dev Type: Minor retail and servicesReason: Refusal
3264722
Dismissed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 12 July 2021Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: Refusal
3269649
Allowed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 11 June 2021Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09213975
Documents
21
Constraints
3

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

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.

© 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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