Planning application
171 - 172 High Street Southampton SO14 2BY
Relates to 26/01029/LBC
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use to a restaurant (use class E(b)) with ancillary hot food takeaway (use class sui-generis) and family games space (use class sui-generis) including outdoor seating area and installation of extraction flue together with all associated infrastructure and all other ancillary works. (Submitted in conjunction with 26/01029/LBC)
As published by the council, reference 26/01028/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01028/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Validated
- 1 Sep 2026
- Postcode
- SO14 2BY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southampton register
This site has had 4 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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26/01029/LBC Awaiting decision
171 - 172 High Street Southampton SO14 2BY
Listed building consent sought for internal and external alterations to facilitate change of use to a restaurant, hot food takeaway and family games space, including outdoor seating area and installation of extraction flue together with all associated infrastructure and all other ancillary works. (Submitted in conjunction with 26/01028/FUL).
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20/01105/FUL Refused
171 - 172 High Street Southampton SO14 2BY
Change of use of building to provide a 40 bedroom hotel and ancillary hair and beauty salon, nightclub (basement), wine bar (ground floor) and extensions and alterations to existing building, including a roof extension, together with a six storey rear extension and extension of existing basement, following demolition of part of the building at the rear (Submitted in conjunction with 20/01106/LBC)
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20/01106/LBC Granted
171-172 High Street Southampton SO14 2BY
Listed building consent sought for extensions and alterations to facilitate conversion to six-storey 40 bedroom hotel and ancillary hair and beauty salon, nightclub (basement), wine bar (ground floor) with extension to basement (Submitted in conjunction with 20/01105/FUL)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 October 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 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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26/01029/LBC Awaiting decision
171 - 172 High Street Southampton SO14 2BY
Listed building consent sought for internal and external alterations to facilitate change of use to a restaurant, hot food takeaway and family games space, including outdoor seating area and installation of extraction flue together with all associated infrastructure and all other ancillary works. (Submitted in conjunction with 26/01028/FUL).
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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26/01029/LBC Awaiting decision
171 - 172 High Street Southampton SO14 2BY
Listed building consent sought for internal and external alterations to facilitate change of use to a restaurant, hot food takeaway and family games space, including outdoor seating area and installation of extraction flue together with all associated infrastructure and all other ancillary works. (Submitted in conjunction with 26/01028/FUL).
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 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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