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55 Northcote Road Southampton SO17 3AH

Granted Southampton 25/01325/ELDC Lawful Devt Certificate Existing Use

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 25/01325/ELDC

Application record

Reference
25/01325/ELDC
Type
Lawful Devt Certificate Existing Use
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Grant (LDC)
Received
27 Oct 2025
Validated
27 Oct 2025
Decided
12 Jan 2026
Ward
Swaythling
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SO17 3AH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Oct 2025

    Received by Southampton

  2. 12 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Grant (LDC)

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Southampton granted permission on 12 January 2026, 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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  • 539 Portswood Road Southampton SO17 3SA

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  • 519 Portswood Road Southampton SO17 3SA

    21/00578/ELDC Submitted 8 Apr 2021 50 yards away

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    Application for a lawful development certificate for proposed use as offices (use class E).

    Received 4 Jun, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00626/ELDC Granted

    82 Newcombe Road Southampton SO15 2FS

    Application for a lawful development certificate for the existing use as a house in multiple occupation (HMO, Class C4).

    Received 29 May, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00877/ELDC Awaiting decision

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    Application for a lawful development certificate for the existing use as a house in multiple occupation (HMO, Class C4).

    Received 13 Aug, published by the council 17 Aug 2026 Lawful development