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63 - 65 Albert Road Southsea PO5 2RY

25/00724/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 12 March 2026

Council decision: Conditional PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Conversion to form mixed used development comprising commercial use at ground floor and 6 flats on uppers; external alterations to include construction of two additional storeys and associated bin & cycle store.

Received
24 June 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
15
Ward
St Jude
Agent
PLC Architects
  1. Received24 Jun
  2. Validated18 Jul
  3. Consult.22 Sep
  4. Target12 Sep
  5. Decided12 Mar

Decided in 237 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 63 - 65 Albert Road Southsea PO5 2RY. Portsmouth has handled 277 applications of this type. This one was decided in 261 days, 29 weeks longer than Portsmouth's typical decision time. The site is in 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across St Jude. 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 2RY
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 July 2025
Consultation expiry
22 September 2025
Consultation start
1 September 2025
Consultation end
22 September 2025
Neighbour consultation start
28 July 2025
Neighbour consultation end
20 August 2025
Last date for comments
20 August 2025
Target decision date
12 September 2025
Committee meeting
22 October 2025
Permission expires
12 March 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
PLC Architects
Agent address
Lansdowne House 25-26 Hampshire Terrace Portsmouth PO1 2QF

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal history

6000640
Dismissed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 4 November 2025Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: refused

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14087508
Documents
17
Constraints
4

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)

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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