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Nuffield Theatre Building 6 University Road Southampton SO17 1TR

26/00080/P63APA university buildingAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Prior approval for the demolition and erection of a university building

Received
23 January 2026
Decision due
20 March 2026
Public comments
2
Ward
Portswood
  1. Received23 Jan
  2. Validated23 Jan
  3. Consult.27 Feb
  4. Target20 Mar
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 27 February.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (14)

About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at Nuffield Theatre Building 6 University Road Southampton SO17 1TR. Southampton has handled 101 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 23 January 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across Portswood. We hold 149 applications in total for the SO17 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
SO17 1TR
Application type
PA university building
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 January 2026
Last date for comments
27 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Thomas Hyem Eaton House Wallbrook Court North Hinksey Lane Botley Oxford OX2 0QS

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
14
Constraints
8

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    23 Jan

    Prior approval for the demolition and erection of a university building

    This applicationPendingOutline26/00080/P63A
  2. 2026
    23 Jan

    Prior approval for the demolition and erection of a university building

    ApprovedPrior Approval 56 days Office to ResidPart of26/00080/PA56

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