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43 Commercial Road, Totton SO40 3TU

26/10037Full Planning PermissionAwaiting decision
Full
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Change of use of upper floors to form a 10-bed HMO, including an upward extension to facilitate the creation of a new second floor; external alterations, including fenestration, material and fascia alterations and the creation of a first floor roof terrace; partial retention of ground floor commercial use

Received
13 January 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 8 November 2026
Ward
Totton Central
Agent
JB Architectural Design Studio
  1. Received13 Jan
  2. Validated3 Feb
  3. Consult.6 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 6 March.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 43 COMMERCIAL ROAD, TOTTON SO40 3TU. New Forest (District) has handled 4,616 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 13 January 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 34 applications across Totton Central. We hold 2,131 applications in total for the SO40 postcode area.

94% of full applications at New Forest District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SO40 3TU
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Totton and Eling

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 February 2026
Consultation expiry
6 March 2026
Consultation start
9 February 2026
Consultation end
6 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
JB Architectural Design Studio
Agent address
CHERRYCROFT, 12 MILL LANE, FROME, BA11 6SN

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14617725
Documents
49

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Direction 97/1+1 more
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Wat…Applies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, 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: New Forest (District)

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