Planning Applications in
Portsmouth
Portsmouth is part of the South East region. Search any postcode in Portsmouth to see recent planning applications near you — including extensions, new builds, demolitions, and change of use applications.
Portsmouth Council is often written as PCC. The authority covers Portsmouth, Southsea and Cosham and the surrounding parishes.
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Planning Application Types in Portsmouth
Based on 583 applications tracked between 2025-03-18 and 2026-08-27.
Full
26% of all applications
Householder
17% of all applications
Certificate of Lawfulness
11% of all applications
Change of Use
11% of all applications
Tree Works
6% of all applications
Unknown
6% of all applications
Portsmouth Planning Statistics
Data period: 2025-03-18 to 2026-08-27 · Updated 2 September 2026
What PlanWatch Is Tracking in Portsmouth
PlanWatch currently holds 583 Portsmouth planning records across 408 unique postcode locations, with tracked application dates from 2025-03-18 to 2026-08-27. The most common categories in this dataset are Full (151), Householder (101), Certificate of Lawfulness (66).
Use this page to start with a postcode search, then open the official council record for the decision notice, drawings, consultation deadline and any later conditions. That matters because a short application description rarely shows the details neighbours and buyers care about: side windows, roof forms, access, drainage, tree works, opening hours or amended plans.
Recent Planning Applications in Portsmouth
Latest applications submitted to Portsmouth council.
Change of use from House in Multiple Occupancy (Class C4), to seven person/seven bedroom House in Multiple Occupancy (Sui Generis)
12 Gladys Avenue Portsmouth PO2 9BE
Within Tree Preservation Order 61, (G2a) Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) re-pollard to previous pruning points; (G2b, G2c) 2x Common Lime (Tilia x europaea) re-pollard to previous pollard points; (G2d) Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) re-pollard to previous pollard points; (G2e) Purple Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) re-pollard to previous pruning points
Campbell Mansions Campbell Road Southsea
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to children's care home (Class C2)
55 Queens Road Portsmouth PO2 7LT
Within Tree Preservation Order 18, (T1) Common Lime (Tilia x europaea) crown raise to give 5-6m clearance from ground level, removing all epicormic growth from trunk, crown reduction of 2-3m back to previous pruning point and removal of all dead wood; (T37) English Oak (Quercus robur) crown raise to give 4-5m clearance from ground level, crown reduction of 2-3m back to previous pruning points and removal of all dead wood; (T38) Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) crown raise to give 4-5m clearance from ground level, 2-3m drop crotch reduction and removal of all dead wood; (T14) Paper bark birch (Betula papyrifera) 2m crown reduction, crown raise to give 4-5m clearance from ground level and removal of all dead wood; (T15) London Plane (Platanus x acerifolia) crown raise to give 5-6m clearance from ground level bringing limbs back, 4-5m lateral reduction back to previous pruning points and removal of all dead wood
36 Kent Road Southsea PO5 3ES
Within Tree Preservation Order 184, (T33) Poplar (Populus nigra 'Italica') to be felled
32 Siskin Road Southsea PO4 8UG
Official Planning Portal
View and search planning applications directly on the Portsmouth council website.
Visit Portsmouth planning portal →Objecting to a Planning Application in Portsmouth
Portsmouth Council can only weigh objections that raise a material planning consideration. Personal disputes, loss of a view and property value are not material and are set aside. These are the grounds that do count, with what Portsmouth's planning officers will expect you to evidence for each.
Then write the objection letter, or check what counts as a material consideration before you start. Objections normally have to reach Portsmouth Council inside the 21-day consultation window.
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Data Sources
- Planning application data: planning.data.gov.uk
- Portsmouth council planning portal — publicaccess.portsmouth.gov.uk
- Planning Inspectorate (PINS) appeal decisions
- Data last refreshed: 2 September 2026
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