Purpose Built Student Accommodation – Portswood Centre. Decision Notice following the Planning Panel Meeting on 16 December 2025

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jan 4, 2026 in News, Other Planning Issues / Information | 0 comments Purpose Built Student Accommodation – Portswood Centre At the Planning and Rights of Way Panel Meeting held on 16 December, conditional approval was given for the Planning Application 25/00687/FUL/ made by the company Fusion, for Purpose Built Student Accommodation on the Portswood Shopping Centre site.  Approval was secured by the narrowest of margins – the casting vote of the...
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Portswood Centre 128 – 150 Portswood Road Student Accommodation Revised Planning Application 25/00687/FUL – the link is below

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Dec 3, 2025 in News, Other Planning Issues / Information | 0 comments Demolition of existing buildings and construction of purpose-built student accommodation within blocks up to 6-storeys in scale containing 507 bed spaces (within up to 409 units) and flexible commercial floorspace (Use Class E), internal and external amenity spaces, public realm, vehicle access and servicing, cycle stores, plant, boundary treatments and other associated works (amended to...
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21/10/2025: HRA’s Comments on the Avenue Campus Revised Redevelopment

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Oct 21, 2025 in News, Other Planning Issues / Information | 0 comments   HRA’s Comments on the Avenue Campus Revised Redevelopment  
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Portswood Centre Planning Application 25/00678/FUL – extended deadline for comments, now by 30 October 2025

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Oct 20, 2025 in News, Other Planning Issues / Information | 0 comments   An important and major student accommodation development is currently subject to a Planning Application.  This is the Purpose Built Student Accommodation to replace the Portswood Centre at 128-150 Portswood Road.  HRA and many members submitted objection comments to the plans at that first stage.   HRA was advised this week that further information had been received by the Planning...
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Avenue Campus Revised Plans for Student Accommodation – deadline for comments Sunday 26 October 2025

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Oct 18, 2025 in News, Other Planning Issues / Information | 0 comments   Last week HRA advised members that the revised plans for the Student residences on all of the Avenue Campus green space surrounding the current buildings, had been available to view at a public drop-in session. If you attended or not, you can email your comments here: EstateDevelopment@soton.ac.uk The plans are still available to view here: Revised Plans for Avenue Campus As HRA would...
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Very important – Avenue Campus: Revised Plans for Student Accommodation

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Oct 13, 2025 in News, Other Planning Issues / Information | 0 comments Revised plans for the proposed halls for 400 students, which would occupy almost all of the green space surrounding Avenue Campus teaching rooms, are available to view here: A public drop-in session to view and discuss the plans has been arranged on: Tuesday 14 October, 1pm-7pm in the Turner Sims Foyer. You can view the plans in advance here: Revised Plans for Avenue Campus It is a one-off...
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Planning application: Portswood Centre 128 – 150 Portswood Road Southampton. Demolition of existing buildings and construction of purpose-built student accommodation. Deadline for comments 18 July 2025

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jun 28, 2025 in News, Other Planning Issues / Information | 0 comments   To view the Portswood Centre Planning Statement: Portswood Centre PLANNING STATEMENT July 2025-3   Immediately below is part of the notification letter from Development Management at Southampton City Council. See letter in full right at the end.   “Application No. 25/00687/FUL Address: Portswood Centre 128 – 150 Portswood Road Southampton Proposal: Demolition of...
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Southampton City Council Consultation on Licensing Scheme for Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs)

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Dec 18, 2024 in News, Other Planning Issues / Information | 0 comments SSC are consulting on proposals for the designation of an additional houses in multiple occupation (HMO) licensing scheme. This licensing scheme will cover the wards of Banister and Polygon, Bevois, Bargate, Portswood, Swaythling, Bassett, Freemantle, Shirley, and Millbrook. The Consultation closes on 26 February 2025 Here is the link to the Consultation:...
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