Southampton planning committee decisions
44 decisions from the committee's minutes, 22 Jul 2025 to 1 Sep 2026. Each sets out what was proposed, what officers advised, what was said and how the committee decided.
1 in 9 decisions went against officer advice
Above the rate across all 346 councils with committee decisions on Plota (11.1%), 80th highest of 205 councils with at least 15 decisions.
- Decisions
- 44
- Approved
- 86.4%
- Against officer advice
- 11.4%
- Unanimous
- 93.3%
How Southampton compares
Share of decisions against officer advice at the 205 councils with at least 15 decisions on Plota. Each dot is a council.
| 78 | Uttlesford | 11.6% | 8 of 69 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | West Oxfordshire | 11.6% | 5 of 43 |
| 80 | Southampton | 11.4% | 5 of 44 |
| 81 | Westmorland and Furness | 11.3% | 7 of 62 |
| 82 | South Kesteven | 11.3% | 7 of 62 |
Source: Plota analysis of committee minutes from 346 councils.
More or less favourable than its officers?
Southampton's committee is less favourable to applicants than its officers. Officers recommended approval in 97.4% of these decisions; the committee approved 84.6%, 12.8 points fewer.
Across all 346 councils, committees approve 2.6 points fewer than their officers recommend, so Southampton leans further against applicants than most.
Over the 39 decided applications with a clear officer recommendation.
Source: Plota analysis of Southampton's planning committee minutes and officer reports.
What it decides
86.4% approved and 13.6% refused. Of 15 decisions with a recorded vote, 14 were unanimous.
Show as a table
| Month | Approved | Refused | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Plota analysis of Southampton's planning committee minutes.
When it overrules its officers
5 of 44 decisions went against the planning officers' recommendation.
Which way
What kind of application
From the 3 of 5 with a recorded application type; one application can count under more than one.
Source: Plota analysis of Southampton's planning committee minutes and officer reports.
Recent decisions against officer advice
- Food-to-go seating197 Burgess Road SouthamptonOfficers advised approval because seating was considered acceptable with shutters closed outside trading hours and 30-minute parking controls.Refused
- Five-bedroom HMOFirst Floor Flat 241A Portswood Road SouthamptonOfficers advised approval because the high-street setting could absorb the HMO and the threshold breach would not harm local character.Refused
- Six-person HMO23 Upper Brownhill Road SouthamptonOfficers advised approval because the HMO would remain within the local threshold and would not harm character, amenity or highway safety.Refused
- Two-bedroom detached houseLand adjacent 159 Bramley Crescent SouthamptonOfficers advised approval because the dwelling was considered acceptable in design, amenity, highways and biodiversity terms.Refused
- Car wash hoursAntelope Park Bursledon Road SouthamptonOfficers advised approval because they considered the noise impacts acceptable and consistent with the earlier recommendation.Refused
Latest decisions
Newest first. Each links to the full write-up: the proposal, the officers' advice, what was said and the vote.
September 2026 2
- 9-person shared house48 Park Road SouthamptonApproved
- Three-bedroom dwellingLand Adjacent, 20 Alfriston Gardens SouthamptonApproved
August 2026 4
- Food-to-go seating197 Burgess Road SouthamptonRefused
- Six-person HMO12 Gurney Road SouthamptonApproved
- Assisted living dwelling8 Thorness Close SouthamptonApproved
- Three-bedroom detached houseLand adjacent 79 Burgess Road SouthamptonApproved
June 2026 4
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