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145 Prince Albert Road Southsea PO4 8EL

25/01515/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 26 February 2026

Council decision: Conditional PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to purposes falling within dwellinghouse (Class C3) or house in multiple occupation (Class C4)

Received
23 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
8
Ward
Milton
  1. Received23 Dec
  2. Validated24 Dec
  3. Consult.27 Jan
  4. Target18 Feb
  5. Decided26 Feb

Decided in 64 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 145 Prince Albert Road Southsea PO4 8EL. Portsmouth has handled 277 applications of this type. This one was decided in 65 days, 9 days longer than Portsmouth's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 11 applications across Milton. We hold 192 applications in total for the PO4 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
PO4 8EL
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 December 2025
Consultation expiry
3 February 2026
Consultation start
6 January 2026
Consultation end
27 January 2026
Neighbour consultation start
6 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
3 February 2026
Last date for comments
3 February 2026
Target decision date
18 February 2026
Committee meeting
25 February 2026
Permission expires
26 February 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
Applecore PDM
Architect profile
APPLECORE PDM LTD.
Agent address
21 Middle Road Park Gate Southampton SO31 7GH

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
7 January 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14584038
Documents
10
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

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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