Planning application
4 Castle Street Southampton SO14 6HA
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 25/00989/ELDC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00989/ELDC
- Type
- Lawful Devt Certificate Existing Use
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant (LDC)
- Received
- 31 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 31 Jul 2025
- Decided
- 29 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Bevois
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SO14 6HA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Jul 2025
Received by Southampton
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29 Sep 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
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Southampton granted permission on 29 September 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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