Planning application
53 Morris Road Southampton SO15 2BQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for a lawful development certificate for the existing use as a house in multiple occupation (HMO, Class C4)
As published by the council, reference 25/00979/ELDC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00979/ELDC
- Type
- Lawful Devt Certificate Existing Use
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Grant (LDC)
- Received
- 11 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 11 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 23 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Banister and Polygon
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SO15 2BQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Aug 2025
Received by Southampton
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23 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Grant (LDC)
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 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 documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Southampton granted permission on 23 October 2025, 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 lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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