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Southampton City Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Southampton City Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
651Searchable applications
214Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 417 approved or refused records
38Refused applications

379 approved · 38 refused · 16 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas44 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas8 mapped area records1 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

  1. Awaiting decision26/01097/PAH

    Erection of a single storey rear extension (Max Depth 6 m, Max Height 3 m, Eaves Height 3 m)

    97 Vanguard Road Southampton SO18 2EH

    Received Not published
  2. Awaiting decision26/00235/TPO

    T-01 Acer pseudoplatanus (sycamore)Proposed works: Reduce lowest north/north eastern limbs by up to 2.5m to head back from the highway, achieving a minimum clearance of 5.5m from ground level.

    Flat 3 78 Portsmouth Road Southampton SO19 9AN

    Received Not published
  3. Awaiting decision26/00236/TPO

    Purple Plum - Remove lower branches and shape tree to improve appearance.

    1 Orchards Way Southampton SO17 1RG

    Received Not published

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Researching a proposal in Southampton City Council

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How to search planning applications

Guides to planning records

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Southampton City Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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