16 Castle Road Southampton SO18 1QQ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application for a lawful development certificate for the existing use as a house in multiple occupation (HMO, Class C4) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 9 Oct 2026.
Site constraints 4
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £250,000 in December 2010. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2019, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Southampton
- Application type
- Lawful Devt Certificate Existing Use
- Postcode
- SO18 1QQ
- Received
- 14 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 14 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Bitterne Park
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 9 Oct 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- BJC Planning
Public comments
No public comments yet.
9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- 7811
- Neighbours
- 19 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 19 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 9 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 9 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
26 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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.
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The consultation period closed on 9 Sept 2026.