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Connaught Hall of Residence And South Stoneham House Wessex Lane Southampton SO18 2NS

Awaiting decision Southampton 26/00361/FUL Full Application

Works: New dwelling Demolition

Relates to 26/00438/LBC

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Redevelopment of the site. Demolition of existing buildings on the site of Connaught Halls of Residence and construction of 5 blocks of purpose-built student accommodation ranging from 2 up to 6 storeys comprising up to 89 student cluster flats (up to 816 bedspaces) with associated communal space, hard and soft landscaping and two new electricity substations. Alterations to South Stoneham House including a new ramped access to the eastern elevation of the building, to facilitate the creation of 16 studios with ancillary uses to the ground floor. Construction of 4 blocks of purpose-built student accommodation ranging from 2 up to 5 storeys comprising up to 35 student cluster flats (up to 276 bedspaces), hard and soft landscaping and relocation of the bus stop on to the grounds of South Stoneham House. (submitted in associated with application 26/00438/LBC).

As published by the council, reference 26/00361/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/00361/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
1 Apr 2026
Validated
1 Apr 2026
Ward
Swaythling
Postcode
SO18 2NS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Southampton register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • 26/00438/LBC Awaiting decision

    Connaught Hall of Residence And South Stoneham House Wessex Lane Southampton SO18 2NS

    Application for Listed Building Consent for the restoration and adaptation of South Stoneham House to facilitate the creation of 16 flats and related University uses, insertion of lift to the porch and associated alterations to provide disabled access and partial removal and reinstatement of the boundary wall along Wessex Lane and Woodmill Lane. (submitted in associated with application 26/00361/FUL).

    Submitted 1 Apr 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Apr 2026

    Received by Southampton

  2. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 27 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Southampton took a median of 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • 26/00438/LBC Awaiting decision

    Connaught Hall of Residence And South Stoneham House Wessex Lane Southampton SO18 2NS

    Application for Listed Building Consent for the restoration and adaptation of South Stoneham House to facilitate the creation of 16 flats and related University uses, insertion of lift to the porch and associated alterations to provide disabled access and partial removal and reinstatement of the boundary wall along Wessex Lane and Woodmill Lane. (submitted in associated with application 26/00361/FUL).

    Submitted 1 Apr 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 26/00438/LBC Awaiting decision

    Connaught Hall of Residence And South Stoneham House Wessex Lane Southampton SO18 2NS

    Application for Listed Building Consent for the restoration and adaptation of South Stoneham House to facilitate the creation of 16 flats and related University uses, insertion of lift to the porch and associated alterations to provide disabled access and partial removal and reinstatement of the boundary wall along Wessex Lane and Woodmill Lane. (submitted in associated with application 26/00361/FUL).

    Submitted 1 Apr 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Documents

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

108 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Southampton for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Southampton decided full applications in a median of 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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