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9-9A South Parade, Salisbury Road, Totton SO40 3PY

26/10164PA Commercial/Busine/Service to dwellingRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 5 June 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval is refused1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Change of use of part of the existing ground floor into 1 bedroom flat; parking and bin store (Prior Approval Application)

Received
17 February 2026
Ward
Totton Central
  1. Received17 Feb
  2. Validated25 Mar
  3. Consult.24 Apr
  4. Target5 Jun
  5. Decided5 Jun

Decided in 72 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at 9-9A SOUTH PARADE, SALISBURY ROAD, TOTTON SO40 3PY. New Forest (District) has handled 836 applications of this type. This one was decided in 108 days, 7 weeks longer than New Forest (District)'s typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications 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.

80% of outline 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development does not constitute permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended). The application relies upon additional floorspace associated with a ground floor extension that has not been implemented and therefore does not form part of the existing building at the date of the application. Class MA permits the change of use of buildings as they exist, and does not allow for the inclusion of unbuilt or future extensions in the assessment of the proposal. The reliance on such floorspace results in an inaccurate assessment of the development and artificially inflates the size of the proposed residential unit. As such, the proposal fails to meet the requirement of at least 37 square metres of internal floor area of Section 3, paragraph 9a of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 and therefore prior approval is refused. newforest.gov.uk Appletree Court, Beaulieu Road, Lyndhurst, SO43 7PA This decision has been taken in respect of the plans and particulars which were submitted with the application and numbered as follows: Location plan Drawing No. 1074/L01 received by the Local Planning Authority on 17 February 2026 Proposed floor plans Drawing No. 1074/D01 received by the Local Planning Authority on 25 March 2026 Block plan Drawing No. 1074/B01 received by the Local Planning Authority on 17 February 2026 Proposed Block Plan Drawing No. 1074/B02 received by the Local Planning Authority on 17 February 2026 Proposed Elevations Drawing No. 1074/D03 received by the Local Planning Authority on 25 March 2026 Consequently the undertaking of the proposed development cannot take place.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SO40 3PY
Application type
PA Commercial/Busine/Service to dwelling
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Totton and Eling

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 March 2026
Consultation expiry
24 April 2026
Consultation start
26 March 2026
Consultation end
24 April 2026
Target decision date
5 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
The Ericas, pinehurst Road, Southampton, SO167FZ

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14711294
Documents
12

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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