Portsmouth City Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Portsmouth City Council decided more than 1,000 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 15% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 56 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Portsmouth City Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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26 October 2026 · Refused
241 - 243 Milton Road Portsmouth PO4 8PH · 26/00493/FUL
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7 October 2026 · Approved
Portsmouth Grammar School Cambridge Road Portsmouth · 26/00313/FUL
Figures for Portsmouth City Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,000 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 15%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 56 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 13%of more than 200 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 98 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 46%about one in two |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 30plan adopted 2012 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Portsmouth City Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on parking stress and highway safety, with particular regard to on-street parking provision; • whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to…”
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“The main issues are the effect of the proposed development on: • the mix and balance of the community in the area; and • the living conditions for the future occupants of the development.”
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“The main issue is whether the proposed development would be safe from flooding.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • The effect of the proposal on the integrity of the Special Protection Areas; and • Whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers of the development.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.