Planning application
39 Thornbury Avenue Southampton SO15 5BQ
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use from Residential Dwelling (Class C3) to Hotel (Class C1)
As published by the council, reference 26/00312/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00312/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 17 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 17 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 12 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Freemantle
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SO15 5BQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southampton register
This site has had 4 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 2 refused.
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24/00880/DIS Granted
39 Thornbury Avenue Southampton SO15 5BQ
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 3(Refuse) and 4(Cycle storage) of permission 21/01649/FUL for dwelling & annexe
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21/01649/FUL Granted
39 Thornbury Avenue Southampton SO15 5BQ
Change of use from care home to family dwelling (class C3) and 1-bed annexe with parking, cycle and refuse store
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21/00473/FUL Refused
39 Thornbury Avenue Southampton SO15 5BQ
Change of use from care home to 7 bed HMO and 1 x 1 bed flat with parking, cycle and refuse store (Amended Description).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Apr 2026
Received by Southampton
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12 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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25 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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