Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

72A Burgess Road Southampton City Of Southampton SO16 7PP

Refused Southampton 22/00517/ELDC Lawful Devt Certificate Existing Use

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Application for a lawful development certificate for existing use as a house in multiple occupation (HMO, use class C4).

As published by the council, reference 22/00517/ELDC

Application record

Reference
22/00517/ELDC
Type
Lawful Devt Certificate Existing Use
Status
Refused
Decision
Refuse to Grant (LDC)
Received
4 Apr 2022
Validated
4 Apr 2022
Decided
31 Aug 2022
Ward
Portswood
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SO16 7PP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Apr 2022

    Received by Southampton

  2. 31 Aug 2022

    Decision issued: Refuse to Grant (LDC)

  3. 4 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

Trade members open them from here.

Open the documents

What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 84 Burgess Road Southampton SO16 7PP

    22/00157/TPO Submitted 12 Jul 2022 0m away

    Sweet Chestnut and Sycamore growing behind Unicorn Veterinary Practice - Reduce trees back to property boundary, Approx. 3m to be removed from each tree.

    Granted Trees 4 docs

  • 82A Burgess Road Southampton SO16 7PP

    26/00246/FUL Submitted 17 Apr 2026 0m away

    Conversion of store rooms and garage into habitable living space.

    Granted Full applications 4 docs

  • 82 Burgess Road Southampton SO16 7PP

    26/00338/ELDC Submitted 23 Mar 2026 0m away

    Application for a lawful development certificate for the existing use as a house in multiple occupation (HMO, Class C4)

    Granted Lawful development 4 docs

  • 80A Burgess Road Southampton SO16 7PP

    21/00852/FUL Submitted 4 Jun 2021 33m away

    Erection of a single-storey rear extension following demolition of conservatory.

    Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 7 docs
    Small domestic

  • 4 The Mayflowers Bassett Crescent East Southampton SO16 7PD

    26/00177/TPO Submitted 14 Aug 2026 137m away

    78% historically approved · decision due ~9 Oct

    T1 Oak - to be cut back by 3m from branch tip away from house at number 4 the mayflowers.

    Awaiting decision Trees

  • 50 Bassett Crescent East Southampton SO16 7PB

    26/00911/FUL Submitted 5 Aug 2026 202m away

    91% historically approved · decision due ~30 Sep

    Erection of a single storey front and side extension linking to existing rear of garage, front entrance portico, with related alterations following demolition of existing rear conservatory.

    Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Demolition
    Small domestic

In Southampton

  • 26/00650/PLDC Refused

    158 Millbrook Road East Southampton SO15 1JR

    Application for a lawful development certificate for proposed use as offices (use class E).

    4 Jun 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00626/ELDC Granted

    82 Newcombe Road Southampton SO15 2FS

    Application for a lawful development certificate for the existing use as a house in multiple occupation (HMO, Class C4).

    29 May 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00647/ELDC Granted

    18 Howard Road Southampton SO15 5BN

    Application for a lawful development certificate for the existing use as a 7-bedroom house in multiple occupation (HMO, Sui Generis)

    3 Jun 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00564/ELDC Granted

    61 Newcombe Road Southampton SO15 2FT

    Application for a lawful development certificate for the existing use as a house in multiple occupation (HMO, Class C4)

    15 May 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00637/PLDC Granted

    92 Kennedy Road Southampton SO16 5DQ

    Application for a lawful development certificate for a proposed single-storey rear extension.

    1 Jun 2026 Lawful development