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Banister Primary School Archers Road Southampton SO15 2LS

26/00012/PAPVPrior Approval Solar PhotovoltaicsApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 18 February 2026

Council decision: No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions

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

Proposal

Notification for prior approval for the installation of solar photovoltaic equipment to the roof

Received
7 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Banister and Polygon
  1. Received7 Jan
  2. Validated7 Jan
  3. Consult.6 Feb
  4. Target4 Mar
  5. Decided18 Feb

Decided in 42 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at Banister Primary School Archers Road Southampton SO15 2LS. Southampton has handled 101 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 7 days quicker than Southampton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 22 applications across Banister and Polygon. We hold 250 applications in total for the SO15 postcode area.

95% of outline applications at Southampton City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SO15 2LS
Application type
Prior Approval Solar Photovoltaics
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 January 2026
Last date for comments
6 February 2026
Target decision date
4 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Miss Alice Simons 1 Abbey Wood Road Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4YT

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
6
Constraints
6

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: Hmo
  • 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.

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