Planning application
256 Burgess Road Southampton SO16 3AU
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use from a dwelling house (Class C3) to a house in multiple occupation (HMO, Class C4)
As published by the council, reference 25/00862/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00862/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refuse
- Received
- 4 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 4 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 29 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Swaythling
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SO16 3AU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southampton register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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24/00577/FUL Granted
256 Burgess Road Southampton SO16 3AU
Erection of a two-storey side extension.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Aug 2025
Received by Southampton
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29 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Refuse
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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