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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
Granted As published: 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.

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

    25/01150/DIS Submitted 8 Sep 2025 50 yards 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

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    Granted Full applications 8 docs

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    Granted Full applications 7 docs

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