Planning application
Capital House Houndwell Place Southampton
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Conversion of existing student accommodation on floors 3 to 12 of Block A from 10x5-bed cluster flats to 60x1-bed studio flats (net increase 10 bedspaces)
As published by the council, reference 25/00968/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00968/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 7 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 7 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 6 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Bargate
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southampton register
This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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20/01037/TCC Granted
Capital House Houndwell Place Southampton
Installation of telecommunications equipment including 10m high lattice tower supporting 6 x antennas, and ancillary works to facilitate 5G network.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Aug 2025
Received by Southampton
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6 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
28 documents on file for this application
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