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Substation Terminus Terrace Southampton

26/00146/PAELPrior Approval for Electricity WorksPending Decision
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Prior Approval for the design and external appearance of proposed new substation buildings, as required under Class B, Part 15, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (the GPDO).

Received
11 February 2026
Target decision date
8 April 2026
Public comments
4
Ward
Bargate
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received11 Feb
  2. Validated11 Feb
  3. Consult.18 Mar
  4. Target8 Apr
  5. Decided
7 weeks typical decision time in Southampton95% of outline applications approved

This is an outline application at Substation Terminus Terrace Southampton. Southampton has handled 95 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 44 days. It was submitted on 11 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Old Town North conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Bargate.

Application Details

Reference
26/00146/PAEL
Address
Substation Terminus Terrace Southampton
Local Authority
Southampton
Application Type
Prior Approval for Electricity Works
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Awaiting decision
Ward
Bargate

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address
Nigel Smillie

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
11 February 2026
Consultation Expiry
18 March 2026
Target Decision Date
8 April 2026
Date Validated
11 February 2026
Date Submitted
11 February 2026
Neighbour Consultation Start
25 February 2026
Neighbour Consultation End
18 March 2026
Last Date for Comments
20 March 2026

Planning Decision

Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
4
Documents
19
Constraints
8
Coordinates
50.902534, -1.404189
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Southampton

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Planning constraints

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

  • Conservation area: Old Town North
  • Listed building: Grade I: Bar Gate and GuildhallOn or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Hmo
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Old Town North
  • 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 (19)

flood storage areas, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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.

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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 2026-10-09. 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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