161 Woodmill Lane Southampton SO18 2PG Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Prior Approval sought for a change of use of the ground floor from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 2 x one bed flats (Use Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 23 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Sept 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 6
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Southampton
- Application type
- Prior Approval 56 days Office to Resid
- Postcode
- SO18 2PG
- Received
- 12 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 12 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Bitterne Park
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 6 Oct 2026
- Decision
- No Objection
- Decision date
- 23 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- B Heer
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 42 days from validation, 15 days faster than Southampton's median of 57 for changes of use. Approved, as 86% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Southampton in the last twelve months, from validation. Southampton decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
19 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- 31050
- Neighbours
- 14 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 14 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 4 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 6 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
5 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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