Planning application
6 Hanover Buildings Southampton SO14 1JW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Approval sought for change of use of the upper floors from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to a 3 bed dwelling (Use Class C3)
As published by the council, reference 26/00674/PLDC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00674/PLDC
- Type
- Prior Approval 56 days Office to Resid
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 30 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 4 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Bargate
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SO14 1JW
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southampton register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00674/PA56 Decided
6 Hanover Buildings Southampton SO14 1JW
Prior Approval sought for change of use of the upper floors from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to a 3 bed dwelling (Use Class C3)
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25/01347/ELDC Granted
6 Hanover Buildings Southampton SO14 1JW
Application for a lawful development certificate for the existing use as Hair and Beauty Parlour (E(c)(iii) - Other appropriate services in a commercial, business or service locality)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jun 2026
Received by Southampton
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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4 Aug 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Southampton granted permission on 4 August 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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