Planning application
1 Woodlands Way Southampton SO15 2TJ
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 25/01451/ELDC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01451/ELDC
- Type
- Lawful Devt Certificate Existing Use
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant (LDC)
- Received
- 2 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 2 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 29 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Banister and Polygon
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SO15 2TJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Dec 2025
Received by Southampton
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29 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Grant (LDC)
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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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Southampton granted permission on 29 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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