71 - 73 Victoria Road Southampton SO19 9DZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00211/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use of the ground floor to residential and reconfiguration of all floors to form 2 x four-bed dwellings with bin and cycle storage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Apr 2026
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Consultation
1 May 2026
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Approved
31 Jul 2026

Approved on 31 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Aug 2026

Documents 19

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Water SPA/Ramsar, Solent Maritime SAC, Portsmouth Harbour SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Article 4 direction
HMO. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special protection area 244 m away: Solent and Dorset Coast
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
SSSI 284 m away: Lee-on-The Solent to Itchen Estuary SSSI; Tree preservation order 16 m away: The Southampton (South Central Woolston) TPO 1977; Inside the Southampton built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
SO19 9DZ
Received
30 Apr 2026
Validated
30 Apr 2026
Ward
Woolston
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Jun 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
31 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Hampton Architectural

How this decision compares

Decided in 92 days from validation, 35 days slower than Southampton's median of 57 for changes of use. Approved, as 86% of changes of use here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
11%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Southampton in the last twelve months, from validation. Southampton decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
14762
Neighbours
1 May 2026
Consultation
1 May 2026
Comments by
22 May 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Southampton
Planning Authority Score
5/10
Average
#150 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Southampton ranks #158 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Southampton decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #117 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #137 of 296
63%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #158 of 296
40%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #154 of 296
70%
Minor dwellings approved
50 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
109 decided
742
Total decisions
72 refused in the year to March 2026