72 Ophir Road Portsmouth PO2 9EN
Awaiting decision
26/00648/FUL
Description
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3), to seven bedroom/seven person House of Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis)
Nearby new applications
Historical activity at this location
20 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
With conditions
39 Ophir Road Portsmouth PO2 9EL
Application to vary condition 2 of planning permission 23/00811/HOU regarding width of pr…
2025
With conditions
16 Shadwell Road Portsmouth PO2 9EJ
'Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 7bed/7person House of multiple occupation…
2024
Approved
16 Shadwell Road Portsmouth PO2 9EJ
Construction of single storey rear extension; extending 4.08m from the rear wall, with a…
2024
Flat B 66 Ophir Road Portsmouth PO2 9EN
Replace bay window to first-floor front elevation
2023
With conditions
39 Ophir Road Portsmouth PO2 9EL
Construction of single storey rear extension (following removal of existing) and dormer t…
2023
Approved
6 Shadwell Road Portsmouth PO2 9EJ
Certificate of Lawful Development for the proposed installation of new doors and windows…
2022
Withdrawn
36 Hartley Road Portsmouth PO2 9HU
Change of use from dwelling house (Class C3) to purposes falling within Class C4 (House i…
2022
With conditions
36 Hartley Road Portsmouth PO2 9HU
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to House in Multiple Occupation for seven peo…
2023
16 Shadwell Road Portsmouth PO2 9EJ
Retrospective application for change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to purposes fal…
2022
With conditions
26 Ophir Road Portsmouth PO2 9EN
Construction of single storey rear extension to replace existing conservatory.
2021
With conditions
38 Ophir Road Portsmouth PO2 9EN
Change of use from dwelling house (Class C3) to purposes falling within Class C4 (house i…
2021
Approved
13 Hartley Road Portsmouth PO2 9HU
Construction of single-storey rear extension that comes out a maximum of 3.7m beyond the…
2021
Approved
38 Ophir Road Portsmouth PO2 9EN
Construction of single-storey rear extension that comes out a maximum of 6m beyond the re…
2019
Approved
24 Hartley Road Portsmouth PO2 9HU
Construction of single storey rear extension.
2019
With conditions
62 Ophir Road Portsmouth PO2 9EN
Retrospective application for construction of single storey rear extension
2017
With conditions
5 Ophir Road Portsmouth PO2 9EL
Change of use from purposes falling within Class C4 (house in multiple occupation) to a 7…
2017
With conditions
5 Ophir Road Portsmouth PO2 9EL
Change of use from dwelling house (Class C3) to purposes falling within Class C4 (house i…
2017
Approved
11 Hartley Road Portsmouth PO2 9HU
Construction of single storey rear extension
2016
With conditions
38 Hartley Road Portsmouth PO2 9HU
Construction of front dormer
2016
With conditions
46 Ophir Road Portsmouth PO2 9EN
Construction of single storey rear extension
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