161 - 165 Highland Road Southsea PO4 9EY
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Proposal
Application for prior approval (Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA) for change of use of existing ground floor commercial unit to form 3no 1-bedroom flats, with allocated storage, access and bins
- Received
- 11 March 2026
- Decision due
- 6 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 5
- Council
- Portsmouth City Council
- Ward
- Milton
- Agent
- DU Architecture
- ReceivedReceived11 Mar
- ValidatedValidated11 Mar
- Consult.Consultation15 Apr
- TargetTarget Date6 May
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a planning application for a change of use at 161 - 165 Highland Road Southsea PO4 9EY. Portsmouth has handled 1,334 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 11 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 2 other applications 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.
Application details
- Postcode
- PO4 9EY
- Application type
- Commercial Prior Approvals
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 15 April 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 19 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 15 April 2026
- Last date for comments
- 15 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- DU Architecture
- Architect profile
- DU. ARCHITECTURE LTD
- Agent address
- Flat 17 Park Mansion Magdala Road Cosham Hampshire PO6 2QH
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 19 March 2026
- Site notice end
- 9 April 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14748921
- Documents
- 4
- 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.
- 202624 Apr
Application for Prior Approval (Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA): Change of use of existing Class E unit to form…
PendingApplication26/00526/PA - 202627 Feb
Application for prior approval (Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA) for change of use of existing shop to 2no. flats
PendingCommercial Prior Approvals26/00237/PACOU
Source: Portsmouth
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