2 Victor Street Southampton SO15 5LH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Development of purpose built student accommodation for a total of 251 bedspaces, comprising 27 cluster flats (191 bed spaces) and 60 no. 1-bed studio flats in a building comprising 10 storeys (with associated communal amenity areas and communal and operational facilities), associated hard and soft landscaping works (including pedestrian link at the south eastern edge of the site, podium garden and public realm) and car parking. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 4 Oct 2026; it is now day 257. The consultation period closed on 24 Feb 2026.
Planning committee
Decided by Southampton Planning and Rights of Way Panel on 30 Jun 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Residents and other representations raised concerns about scale, overlooking, parking, traffic, safety and student accommodation.
- The Panel confirmed the assessment and approved delegated authority by vote, subject to amendments, obligations and conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Southampton's committee minutes of 30 Jun 2026.
Documents 41
Statements & assessments 10
Plans & drawings 5
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 10
Other documents 14
Site constraints 5
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Important details
- Council
- Southampton
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- SO15 5LH
- Received
- 20 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 20 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Shirley
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 21 Apr 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- KF Planning Consultancy
Decision outlook
Day 257, past the statutory target. 77% of new homes in Southampton are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Sept 2026.
Plota live figures for new homes decided by Southampton in the last twelve months, from validation. Southampton decision record →
Public comments
67% object · below the UK average of 75%
56 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- 9496
- Neighbours
- 3 Feb 2026
- Consultation
- 3 Feb 2026
- Comments by
- 24 Feb 2026
- Committee
- 30 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 21 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
21 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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
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