Planning application
51 Avenue Road Southampton SO14 6TW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Confirmation that the use of the property by up to 4 adults living together as a single household and receiving personal care (falling within Use ClassC3b) is lawful
As published by the council, reference 26/00156/ELDC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00156/ELDC
- Type
- Lawful Devt Certificate Existing Use
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Grant (LDC)
- Received
- 12 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 12 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 5 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Bevois
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SO14 6TW
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southampton register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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25/00119/FUL Withdrawn
51 Avenue Road Southampton SO14 6TW
Change of use from a 7-bed house in multiple occupation to a supported living dwelling, class C3(b). (Retrospective).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Feb 2026
Received by Southampton
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5 Jun 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
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.
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Southampton granted permission on 5 June 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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