43 Commercial Road, Totton SO40 3TU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of upper floors to form a 10-bed HMO, including an upward extension to facilitate the creation of a new second floor; external alterations, including fenestration, material and fascia alterations and the creation of a first floor roof terrace; partial retention of ground floor commercial use… Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 12 Sept 2026; it is now day 221. The consultation period closed on 6 Mar 2026.
Documents 30
Statements & assessments 9
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 5
Other documents 14
Site constraints 7
Checked on 11 September 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
- Council
- New Forest (District)
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- SO40 3TU
- Received
- 3 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 3 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Totton Central
- Parish
- Totton and Eling
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 31 Mar 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- JB Architectural Design Studio
Decision outlook
Day 221, past the statutory target. 83% of changes of use in New Forest (District) are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 11 Sept 2026.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by New Forest (District) in the last twelve months, from validation. New Forest (District) decision record →
Public comments
100% object · above the UK average of 75%
2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14617725
- Consultation
- 9 Feb 2026
- Comments by
- 6 Mar 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
New Forest (District) is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #37 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).
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