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Faraday Tower and Podium (Building 21) University of Southampton University Road Southampton SO17 1BJ

Granted Southampton 20/01700/DPA Demolition Prior Approval

Works: Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Application for prior approval for demolition of Faraday Tower and associated Podium building

As published by the council, reference 20/01700/DPA

Application record

Reference
20/01700/DPA
Type
Demolition Prior Approval
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: No Objection
Received
4 Dec 2020
Validated
4 Dec 2020
Decided
22 Jan 2021
Ward
Portswood
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SO17 1BJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Southampton register

This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 22/00149/DIS Granted

    Faraday Tower and Podium (Building 21) University of Southampton University Road Southampton SO17 1BJ

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3(Public Sewer Protection) of prior approval permission 20/01700/DPA for the demolition of Faraday Tower

    Decided 2 Mar 2022 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Dec 2020

    Received by Southampton

  2. 22 Jan 2021

    Decision issued: No Objection

  3. 28 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

13 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Southampton granted permission on 22 January 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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