Southampton City Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Southampton City Council decided more than 1,300 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 10% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 55 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Southampton City Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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29 September 2026 · Approved
Horseshoe Park Horseshoe Bridge Southampton · 26/00709/REM
Figures for Southampton City Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,300 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 10%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 55 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 93 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 31%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 34plan adopted 2015 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Southampton City Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the siting and appearance of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; • the effect of the proposed development on the parking conditions in the area and consequently on highway safety; • whether…”
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“The main issues are whether prior approval should be granted having regard to the effect of the proposal on: (i) The visual amenity of the area from the external appearance of the building as proposed. (ii) the living conditions of…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.