Connaught Hall of Residence And South Stoneham House Wessex Lane Southampton SO18 2NS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Redevelopment of the site. Demolition of existing buildings on the site of Connaught Halls of Residence and construction of 5 blocks of purpose-built student accommodation ranging from 2 up to 6 storeys comprising up to 89 student cluster flats (up to 816 bedspaces) with associated communal space, hard and soft landscaping and two new electricity substations. Alterations to South Stoneham House including a new ramped access to the eastern elevation of the building, to facilitate the creation of 16 studios with ancillary uses to the ground floor. Construction of 4 blocks of purpose-built student accommodation ranging from 2 up to 5 storeys comprising up to 35 student cluster flats (up to 276 bedspaces), hard and soft landscaping and relocation of the bus stop on to the grounds of South Stoneham House. (submitted in associated with application 26/00438/LBC). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 6 Oct 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026
Documents 112
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 33
Plans & drawings 7
Application forms 3
Consultation & comments 19
Other documents 49
Associated applications 2
- Redevelopment of the site. Demolition of existing buildings on the site of Connaught Halls of Residence and construction of 5…
Site constraints 8
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Important details
- Council
- Southampton
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- SO18 2NS
- Received
- 1 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 1 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Swaythling
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 1 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Decision date
- 6 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- WSP
How this decision compares
Decided in 188 days from validation, 132 days slower than Southampton's median of 56 for demolitions. Approved, as 96% of demolitions here are.
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Public comments
85% object · above the UK average of 74%
214 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- 8410
- Neighbours
- 23 Jun 2026
- Consultation
- 23 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 7 Jul 2026
- Committee
- 21 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 1 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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6 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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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%).
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