Massage parlour at 3 Premier Parade, Southampton
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by Southampton Planning and Rights of Way Panel on 2 Sept 2025.
What was proposed
The application sought to change a ground-floor hot food takeaway into a massage parlour.
“3 Premier Parade is located on the ground floor of part of the precinct in the western part of Townhill Park. It has been in use for many years as a hot food takeaway. The upper floors of the building contain residential accommodation.”
“Proposal 2.1 The proposal seeks to change the use of the ground floor unit to a massage parlour.”
Officer report
Earlier site history
Earlier permissions covered the shopping centre, shops, flats, maisonettes and shopfronts, with the listed applications conditionally approved.
“Case Ref Proposal Decision Date 1177/P8/(3) ERECTION OF PROPOSED SHOPPING CENTRE COMPRIS; BLOCK OF 5 SHOPS WITH 5 FLATS OVER 1 SHOP WITH FLAT OVER PUBLIC HOUSE WITH FLAT OVER PETROL FILLING & SERVICE STATION AND PARKING Conditionally Approved 04.07.1960 1191/28/(3) LAYING OUT OF A SHOPPING CENTRE AND ERECTION OF THREE BLOCK COMPRISING 11 SHOPS AND 11 DWELLING UNITS Conditionally Approved 27.02.1961 1191/28R1/(3) LAYING OUT OF A SHOPPING CENTRE AND ERECTION OF 3 BLOCKS…”
“1272/39/2 Shop front Conditionally Approved 22.09.1964 1272/39/1 Shopfront Conditionally Approved 22.09.1964 1191/28R2/2 10 shops + maisonettes blocks 2 & 3 Conditionally Approved 13.11.1962 1191/28R1 11 shops 10 maisonettes & 1 flat Conditionally Approved 13.02.1962 1191/28/3 11 shops 10 maisonettes & 1 flat Conditionally Approved 27.02.1961”
Officer report
Officers’ recommendation
Officers recommended permission because the use was acceptable and would not cause significant harm to the area, neighbours or nearby parking.
“The proposal is an acceptable land use in the location and would not give rise to significant harms in terms of the character of the area, neighbouring amenity or parking in the vicinity.”
“It is recommended that planning permission be granted subject to the conditions set out in this report.”
Officer report
Residents’ concerns
Ten residents commented, raising concerns about parking, the use in a family residential area and possible effects on property prices.
“Inappropriate use in a family residential area. Response The Local Planning Authority is required to determine this application based on what has been applied for in good faith. Any illegal activity that were to take place would require intervention from police and community safety professionals. This decision is made based on the applied for land use and material planning considerations.”
“Could lead to reduction in property prices Response This is not a material planning consideration.”
Officer report
Conditions proposed
The recommended conditions covered commencement, approved plans and operating hours between 08:30 and 21:30.
“The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans listed in the schedule attached below.”
“The use hereby approved shall not operate outside of the hours 08:30 - 21:30”
Officer report
The committee’s decision
The panel unanimously approved planning permission subject to the conditions set out in the report.
“25/00874/FUL - 3 PREMIER PARADE The Panel considered the report of the Director of Transport and Planning that conditional approval be granted in respect of an application for a proposed development at the above address to the criteria listed in the report for the:”
“RESOLVED that planning permission be approved subject to the conditions set out within the report…”
Minutes
Sources
- Southampton Planning and Rights of Way Panel minutes, 2 September 2025
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of Southampton's committee minutes and officer report. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
Committee decisions and nationwide planning applications, in one API
The Plota API returns planning applications from every council we cover, each with its decision, whether a committee or officers decided it, and the committee date. Build it into your own tools.
See the API →At the meeting
- Council
- Southampton
- Date
- Tuesday 2 September 2025
- Recommendation
- Officers recommended approval
- Committee decided
- Approved
- Vote
- Unanimous
- Minutes
- The council's minutes
- Meeting
- Agenda and papers (council website)
- Application
- The application (council website)
- All decisions
- Southampton committee decisions →
This committee's year
11 decisions in the 12 months to this meeting.
Source: Plota analysis of the committee's minutes.