Planning application
Toys R Us Western Esplanade Southampton SO15 1QJ
Works: New dwelling Major scheme
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Request for a Screening Opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning Environmental Impact Assessment, Regulations 2017 for re-development of the site to create 7 - 24 storey building comprising up to 620 flats, office space and ground floor retail
As published by the council, reference 21/01679/SCR
Application record
- Reference
- 21/01679/SCR
- Type
- Screening for EIA
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 5 Nov 2021
- Validated
- 5 Nov 2021
- Decided
- 17 Dec 2021
- Ward
- Bargate
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SO15 1QJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southampton register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01002/DPA Awaiting decision
Toys R Us Western Esplanade Southampton SO15 1QJ
Prior Approval for the partial demolition of former Toys R Us building
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Nov 2021
Received by Southampton
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17 Dec 2021
Decision issued: No Objection
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20 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Southampton granted permission on 17 December 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 outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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