Connaught Hall of Residence And South Stoneham House Wessex Lane Southampton SO18 2NS Data via plota.co.uk

26/00438/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Application for Listed Building Consent for the restoration and adaptation of South Stoneham House to facilitate the creation of 16 flats and related University uses, insertion of lift to the porch and associated alterations to provide disabled access and partial removal and reinstatement of the boundary wall along Wessex Lane and Woodmill Lane. (submitted in associated with application 26/00361/FUL). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Apr 2026
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Consultation
26 Jun 2026
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Approved
6 Oct 2026

Approved on 6 Oct 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 8

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Water SPA/Ramsar, Solent Maritime SAC, Portsmouth Harbour SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Itchen Valley conservation area
Also Itchen Valley. Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Article 4 direction
HMO. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Special area of conservation 205 m away: Solent and Dorset Coast
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; SSSI 375 m away: Alresford Pond SSSI; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Southampton built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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

Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
SO18 2NS
Received
1 Apr 2026
Validated
1 Apr 2026
Ward
Swaythling
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 May 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
6 Oct 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
WSP

How this decision compares

Decided in 188 days from validation, 130 days slower than Southampton's median of 58 for listed building consent. Approved, as 93% of listed building consent here are.

48%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
26,616decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building consent decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent listed building consent in Southampton to go on. Southampton decision record →

Public comments

3comments received
3 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
8410
Neighbours
26 Jun 2026
Consultation
26 Jun 2026
Comments by
10 Jul 2026
Committee
21 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
27 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Southampton
Planning Authority Score
5/10
Average
#150 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Southampton decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #117 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #137 of 296
63%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #158 of 296
40%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #154 of 296
70%
Minor dwellings approved
50 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
109 decided
742
Total decisions
72 refused in the year to March 2026