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Land At Gower Car Park Highfield Campus University Road Southampton SO17 1ST

Awaiting decision Southampton 26/00420/FUL Full Application

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

Proposal

Construction of an education building (Use Class F1) comprising three storeys plus rooftop plant room, external rooftop plant, extract flues and photovoltaic panels, formation of access to the highway and amended car parking.

As published by the council, reference 26/00420/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/00420/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
14 Apr 2026
Validated
14 Apr 2026
Ward
Portswood
Postcode
SO17 1ST

Site history

Applications at this address on the Southampton register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00421/FUL Granted

    Land At Gower Car Park Highfield Campus University Road Southampton SO17 1ST

    Enabling works to facilitate the development of the site comprising demolition of existing structures including portacabins; security hut and electrical substation; below ground service diversions and installations; formation of access to highway; and associated site preparation works.

    Decided 7 Sep 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Apr 2026

    Received by Southampton

  2. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 9 June 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.

Documents

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

49 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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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.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • Land At Gower Car Park Highfield Campus University Road Southampton SO17 1ST

    26/00421/FUL Submitted 14 Apr 2026 1m away

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