Brankesmere House Queens Crescent Southsea PO5 3HT
Awaiting decision
26/00602/FUL
Description
Change of use of existing office (Class E) accommodation and other separate dwelling (Class C3) to form one single dwelling (Class C3)
Other new applications on this street
Nearby new applications
38 Clarence Parade Southsea PO5 2ET
Change of use from C1 (Hotel) to a 18-bed/24-person House in Multiple Occupation...
Brankesmere House Queens Crescent Southsea PO5 3HT
Internal alterations to facilitate change of use to single dwelling
Site Of Former St Johns College Grove Road South Southsea PO5 3QW
Application to seek approval of details reserved by condition 4 of planning perm...
58 - 60 Great Southsea Street Southsea PO5 3BY
Application to vary condition 3 (Privacy Screening) of planning permission 24/00...
29 Kent Road Southsea PO5 3EH
Within Tree Preservation Order 17, (T11) Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa) remove...
Historical activity at this location
32 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2025
With conditions
Within Tree Preservation Order 233 - (T12, T14, T15, T16, T17, T19) 5x Common Lime (Tilia…
2019
Withdrawn
Change of use from office (Class B1) to seven bedroom dwelling (Class C3)
2019
Withdrawn
Minor internal modifications to include installation of partition walls to facilitate cha…
2019
Withdrawn
Change of use from office (Class B1) to three bedroom dwelling (Class C3).
2019
Withdrawn
Minor internal modifications to include installation of partition walls, to facilitate ch…
2017
With conditions
Retrospective application for retention of parking area
2016
Within Tree Preservation Order 233 - fell sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) (T13); crown lif…
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
With conditions
Annesley House Queens Crescent Southsea PO5 3HE
Removal of hard landscaping - Concrete and Tarmacadam. To be replaced with Limestone Flag…
2025
With conditions
Annesley House Queens Crescent Southsea PO5 3HE
Construction of replacement hard landscaping from concrete and tarmacadam to Limestone fl…
2025
With conditions
5 Sussex Terrace Southsea PO5 3HA
Construction of timber pergola incorporating raised planters, and timber garden shed, to…
2025
5 Sussex Terrace Southsea PO5 3HA
Construction of timber pergola incorporating raised planters, and timber garden shed, to…
2025
With conditions
1 Brankesmere Terrace Queens Crescent Southsea PO5 3HT
Within Tree Preservation Order 233; (T4) Fastigiate Hornbeam (Carpinus Betulus Fastigiata…
2023
Refused
1 St Judes Close Southsea PO5 3HQ
External alterations to existing garage and boundary including removal of door, gates, po…
2023
Refused
1 St Judes Close Southsea PO5 3HQ
Retrospective application for alterations to garage and boundary including removal of doo…
2024
Refused
Annesley House Queens Crescent Southsea PO5 3HE
Retention of fencing to existing boundary wall
2024
With conditions
Eastlands Lodge Kent Road Southsea PO5 3EH
Within Tree preservation order 17; (T59 & T60) Sycamore (Acer Pseudoplatanus), crown redu…
2023
With conditions
Kent Lodge Queens Crescent Southsea PO5 3HE
Internal alterations to basement including removal of internal walls, changes to staircas…
2024
With conditions
49 Kent Road Southsea PO5 3EJ
Within Tree Preservation Order 17, (T62) Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) - Crown reduction…
2024
With conditions
Annesley House Queens Crescent Southsea PO5 3HE
Within Tree Preservation Order 17, (T73) Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) - reduce…
2024
Refused
Annesley House Queens Crescent Southsea PO5 3HE
Retention of fencing to existing boundary wall
2024
With conditions
Eastlands Lodge Kent Road Southsea PO5 3EH
Within Tree preservation order 17; (T58) Flowering Cherry (Prunus kanzan), crown reductio…
2024
With conditions
4 Queens Place Southsea PO5 3HF
Exterior alteration of installation of window to first floor and interior works to includ…
2024
With conditions
4 Queens Place Southsea PO5 3HF
Installation of window to first floor rear elevation
2023
With conditions
Charleston House Sussex Terrace Southsea PO5 3HA
Within Tree Preservation Order 17: Cut back the crowns and spread to previous trimming po…
2023
With conditions
3 Brankesmere Terrace Queens Crescent Southsea PO5 3HT
Within Tree Preservation Order 233: (T7) Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) & (T8), (T1…
2023
With conditions
57 Kent Road Southsea PO5 3EL
Within tree preservation Order 19 - (T38) Silver Birch - Crown reduce in height by 3m and…
2022
With conditions
Western Court Queens Crescent Southsea Portsmouth PO5 3HE
Within Tree Preservation Order No 20 - (T26) Common Lime tree (Tilia X europaea) & (T27)…
2016
With conditions
1 Brankesmere Terrace Queens Crescent Southsea PO5 3HT
Construction of a single storey summer house to rear garden
2016
With conditions
1 Brankesmere Terrace Queens Crescent Southsea PO5 3HT
Within Tree Preservation Order 233 - crown reduction of Fastigiate Hornbeam to allow 1met…
2016
With conditions
34 Kent Road Southsea PO5 3ES
Change of use from school building (Class D1) to dwelling house (Class C3)
2016
With conditions
Brankesmere Terrace Queens Crescent Southsea PO5 3HT
Within Tree Preservation order no. 233 - Tree of Heaven (T7) Crown lift over road to 5.5m…
2016
With conditions
3 Queens Place Southsea PO5 3HF
Within Tree Preservation Order 160 - Sycamore (T36) fell to ground level: Bay (T1) crown…
Portsmouth
Planning Authority Score
3.4/10
Poor
#221 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use
Portsmouth is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #205 out of 292. 50% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 40% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).
Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Portsmouth decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #170 of 292
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #151 of 292
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #205 of 292
50%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #226 of 292
59%
Minor dwellings approved
37 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
78%
Change of use approved
115 decided
624
Total decisions
80 refused in 2025