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49-51 Leigh Road, Eastleigh, Eastleigh, SO50 9DF

PN/26/100792Prior notificationApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 26 February 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Prior approval for partial change of use from commercial, business and service (Use Class E) to 8.no 1-bedroom flats (Use Class C3) at first and second floor.

Received
19 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Eastleigh Central Ward
  1. Received19 Jan
  2. Validated20 Jan
  3. Consult.20 Feb
  4. Target3 Mar
  5. Decided26 Feb

Decided in 37 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at 49-51 Leigh Road, Eastleigh, Eastleigh, SO50 9DF. Eastleigh has handled 135 applications of this type. This one was decided in 38 days, 11 days quicker than Eastleigh's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 35 applications across Eastleigh Central Ward. We hold 432 applications in total for the SO50 postcode area.

73% of outline applications at Eastleigh Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SO50 9DF
Application type
Prior notification
Development type
Notification for Prior Approval All Others
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Eastleigh Town CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 January 2026
Consultation expiry
20 February 2026
Consultation end
20 February 2026
Last date for comments
20 February 2026
Target decision date
3 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
47 RAMLEY ROAD, LYMINGTON, SO41 8GZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Publicity

Site notice end
20 February 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14632524
Documents
24

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Itchen SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Eastleigh

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