121 St Mary Street Southampton SO14 1PG Data via plota.co.uk

26/00903/PA2A - Part 20 Refused

Proposal

Permitted Development Assessment - Prior Approval sought for an additional 1 storey to provide 1 x two bed flat Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
5 Aug 2026
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Refused
28 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 28 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

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.
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: St Mary's Hall, Grade II, 22 m away · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 110 m away: Central Parks; Inside the Southampton built-up area; National infrastructure project 1761 m away: Solent Gateway 2, at pre-application.
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 Planning Inspectorate 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £220,000 in September 2025. Other property, freehold.

5 September 2025£220,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area178 m² (1,916 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 60)
UseRestaurants and Cafes/Drinking Establishments/Takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Part 20
Postcode
SO14 1PG
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Ward
Bargate
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Objection
Decision date
28 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
RS Studio
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 57 days. Refused, as 14% of changes of use here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
11%go to committee

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.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
8441
Neighbours
5 Aug 2026
Consultation
5 Aug 2026
Comments by
26 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Southampton
Planning Authority Score
5/10
Average
#150 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.