Planning application
Nuffield Theatre Building 6 University Road Southampton SO17 1TR
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval for the demolition and erection of a university building
As published by the council, reference 26/00080/PA56
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00080/PA56
- Type
- Prior Approval 56 days Office to Resid
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 23 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 20 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Portswood
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SO17 1TR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southampton register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00080/P63A Awaiting decision
Nuffield Theatre Building 6 University Road Southampton SO17 1TR
Prior approval for the demolition and erection of a university building
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jan 2026
Received by Southampton
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20 Mar 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Southampton granted permission on 20 March 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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