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26/00674/PA56 - Prior Approval 56 days Office to Resid Approved

Proposal

Prior Approval sought for change of use of the upper floors from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to a 3 bed dwelling (Use Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
30 Jun 2026
Consultation
1 Jul 2026
Approved
4 Aug 2026

Approved on 4 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Aug 2026

Site constraints 9

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Scheduled monument 65 m away: Town wall: section from Bargate E and including Polymond Tower
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Registered park or garden 31 m away: Central Parks
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
5 listed buildings within 150 m; Conservation area 46 m away: Old Town North; Heritage at risk 46 m away: Old Town North; Inside the Southampton built-up area; Open access land 34 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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.

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Important details

Application type
Prior Approval 56 days Office to Resid
Postcode
SO14 1JW
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Ward
Bargate
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Aug 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
4 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Solent Design Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 21 days faster than Southampton's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 88% of changes of use here are.

57%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
10%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.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
20455
Neighbours
1 Jul 2026
Comments by
22 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Southampton
Planning Authority Score
5/10
Average
#150 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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