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Dolphin Hotel 34-35 High Street Southampton SO14 2HN

Granted Southampton 24/00233/FUL Full Application

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

Proposal

Change of use from an hotel (Class C1) to fully catered student accommodation (Sui Generis) with up to 99 bedrooms and associated spaces (no external/internal alterations)

As published by the council, reference 24/00233/FUL

Application record

Reference
24/00233/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Approved
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Received
22 Mar 2024
Validated
22 Mar 2024
Decided
31 Oct 2024
Ward
Bargate
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
SO14 2HN

Site history

Applications at this address on the Southampton register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/01150/DIS Granted

    Dolphin Hotel 34-35 High Street Southampton SO14 2HN

    Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 7 (public access management plan), 9 (student management plan), 10 (student intake management plan), 13 (delivery and servicing management plan) and 14 (landscaping, lighting and means of enclosure) of planning permission 24/00233/FUL for change of use to student accommodation.

    Decided 12 Nov 2025 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Mar 2024

    Received by Southampton

  2. 31 Oct 2024

    Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 25/01150/DIS Granted

    Dolphin Hotel 34-35 High Street Southampton SO14 2HN

    Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 7 (public access management plan), 9 (student management plan), 10 (student intake management plan), 13 (delivery and servicing management plan) and 14 (landscaping, lighting and means of enclosure) of planning permission 24/00233/FUL for change of use to student accommodation.

    Decided 12 Nov 2025 Conditions

Documents

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

25 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Southampton granted permission on 31 October 2024, 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • Dolphin Hotel 34-35 High Street Southampton SO14 2HN

    25/01150/DIS Submitted 8 Sep 2025 0m away

    Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 7 (public access management plan), 9 (student management plan), 10 (student intake management plan), 13 (delivery and servicing management plan) and 14 (landscaping, lighting and means of enclosure) of planning permission 24/00233/FUL for change of use to student accommodation.

    Granted Conditions 11 docs
  • 137A High Street Southampton SO14 2BS

    22/00585/FUL Submitted 13 Apr 2022 32m away

    Permission sought to vary the established business hours of use of the restaurant to Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 01:00 and Sunday/bank holiday 12:00 to 01:00 (amended description to reduce hours from 03:00)

    Granted Full applications 8 docs
  • Adjacent 144-148 High Street High Street Southampton

    21/00375/ADV Submitted 8 Mar 2021 46m away

    Installation of two digital LED display screens one on each side of the InLink (submitted in conjunction with 21/00383/NMA)

    Granted Advertising 12 docs
  • 144 - 149 High Street Southampton SO14 2BT

    21/01855/NMA Submitted 15 Dec 2021 52m away

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    Granted Amendments 6 docs
  • 30 High Street Southampton SO14 2DF

    22/01307/FUL Submitted 30 Sep 2022 57m away

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    Granted Full applications 19 docs
  • 19 - 21 High Street Southampton SO14 2DF

    22/01044/DIS Submitted 15 Jul 2022 57m away

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    Granted Conditions 8 docs

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