By Jason Lewis, Local Democracy Reporter
Plans for a block of 47 flats near the railway at the junction of Horseshoe Bridge and Drummond Drive are progressing three years after council officers approved initial proposals.
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The scheme to build the six-storey complex in Bevois secured outline permission in July 2023. This followed approval in 2019 for a smaller project of 16 apartments on the vacant site.
Applicants Mr S Poswall and Mr N Poswall have now submitted a reserved matters application for the appearance and landscaping of the 47-flat development on the brownfield land.
A design statement prepared on behalf of the applicants by TSBP Architecture said: “The proposed building is expressed as a contemporary residential development with a clear vertical and horizontal elevational rhythm.”
The document says the building would have modern materials, balconies and solar shading to break up its height and bulk.
A strategy for the hard landscaping elements of the scheme features a vehicle access road, parking bays including EV spaces, pedestrian footpaths, refuse and service hardstanding, and access to cycle stores.
The development also includes an acoustic fence at least two metres high along the south‑eastern boundary.
Soft landscaping features, such as planting of trees and shrubs, are controlled by a condition on the outline planning approval from 2023.
The design statement said this part of the scheme is being prepared and will be submitted separately by a landscape specialist. The block features a housing mix of 36 two-bed and 11 one-bed flats, with 36 off-road parking spaces.
The outline planning application attracted 18 comments in support and two objections during a public consultation.
A planning officer’s report said: “The principle of new residential development is considered acceptable.
“It is acknowledged that the proposal would make a contribution to the council’s five-year housing land supply.
“There would also be social and economic benefits resulting from the construction of the new dwellings and their subsequent occupation.”
The reserved matters application is currently being assessed by Southampton City Council’s planning department.
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