Planning application
Land At Gower Car Park Highfield Campus University Road Southampton SO17 1ST
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference 26/00421/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00421/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 14 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 14 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 7 Sep 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.
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26/00420/FUL Awaiting decision
Land At Gower Car Park Highfield Campus University Road Southampton SO17 1ST
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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Apr 2026
Received by Southampton
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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7 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
36 documents on file for this application
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Southampton granted permission on 7 September 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.
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