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Portsmouth Planning Update - More New Halls!

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Portsmouth Planning Update - More New Halls!

After losing 5 appeals as reported last month, the April planning meeting was more careful than previously about the request to change a small HMO in Manners Road into a larger HMO, concluding that, "a decision be deferred to allow further discussions with the applicant".

The May planning meeting will discuss this application again as well as an almost identical one in the same road and two C3 to C3/C4 (family use to mixed family or HMO) applications, one in Victoria Road North and the other in Jersey Road. There is also a 'small HMO' to 'large HMO' in Queens Road, Fratton.

One application that is not being reviewed this month but which will be of interest to some members, is the application for a 20 room student hall by the John Pounds Centre in Portsea.

The development is at Catherine Booth House And Land To Rear 1 Aylward Street Portsmouth PO1 3PH and is described as a "Construction of part 6-/part 5-/part 3 storey building to form student halls of residence (Class C1) comprising 20 study bedrooms, caretakers flat and associated facilities; reconfiguration of rear of Catherine Booth House to incorporate new entrance and associated management offices"

Thus far, there have been a number of objections including one from the John Pounds Centre itself on the grounds of loss of light, highway safety, loss of green infrastructre, access and because the development is outside Portsmouth City Councils designated 'Student Development Zone'  (we will get more details on what this is and what it covers in a future issue of the news).

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Martin Silman

Martin began his landlord journey 30 years ago, while working in an international role for a global telecommunications company. Since retiring he has extended his portfolio, which he manages with his wife, but has always focussed on the ‘small student HMO’ sector preferring to offer homes in the community for small groups to the more common ‘pack them in and take the money’ mentality. He has chaired the PDPLA for the past 12 years and has overseen the Associations transition from small local self-help group to a much larger and more professional institution which is recognised and listened to nationally. Alongside his PDPLA role, he also has leadership roles in a number of other local organisations – bringing his unique perspective, driving for change and increased use of technology while respecting the history that brought us here.

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