9 Upper High Street Winchester Hampshire SO23 8UT Data via plota.co.uk

26/00549/PNRCOU - PACOU commerical, business,service to dw Approved

Proposal

Application for Prior Approval pursuant to the change of use of existing Class E offices to C3 residential dwellinghouse under Class MA of the General Permitted Development Order 2015 (as amended) Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗

Application progress

Received
16 Mar 2026
Approved
11 May 2026

Approved on 11 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 34

All documents on the council site ↗

Work with planning data? Every application in Winchester - and every UK council - as a live feed or API. About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Winchester
Application type
PACOU commerical, business,service to dw
Postcode
SO23 8UT
Received
16 Mar 2026
Validated
16 Mar 2026
Ward
ST PAUL WARD
Parish
Winchester Town
Case officer
Show
Decision
Prior Approval Required and Approved
Decision date
11 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Radley House Partnership Ltd

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14714491
Env. assessment
No
Winchester
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#177 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Winchester is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #213 out of 296. 50% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (97%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Winchester decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #72 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #47 of 296
55%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #213 of 296
50%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #230 of 296
70%
Minor dwellings approved
63 decided (1-9 homes)
92%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
88%
Change of use approved
32 decided
918
Total decisions
60 refused in the year to March 2026