South Gloucestershire planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to South Gloucestershire Council, updated daily. South Gloucestershire Council received 611 planning applications in the last 90 days, 19 of them major schemes.
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Recent applications in South Gloucestershire
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Land Adjacent To Brook Farm Brook Farm Siston Hill Siston South Gloucestershire BS30 5LU
Six-home residential scheme with partial demolition, South Gloucestershire, full application. Demolishes parts of existing buildings to erect six dwellings with parking across 1.1 hectares, at full application stage. Demolition, groundworks and brickwork packages open first, with roofing, M&E and…
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
Land At The Old Manor House 208 Down Road Winterbourne Down South Gloucestershire BS36 1AU
Permission in principle for 3-9 homes, Winterbourne Down. Establishes residential use on a 0.33 hectare plot, with technical details still to be consented. Groundworks, drainage and brickwork subcontractors should position early for the follow-on detailed application.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Land To The South Of The Old Rectory Churchend Lane Charfield South Gloucestershire GL12 8LJ
Six-home permission in principle scheme, Charfield, outline stage. Establishes principle for four to six new dwellings on a 0.49-hectare plot off Churchend Lane, with detailed design still to come. Groundworks, drainage and brickwork subcontractors should track this for the follow-on technical…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Royal Mail South West Distribution Centre Western Approach Distribution Park Severn Beach South Gloucestershire BS35 4GG
Rooftop solar prior notification, Severn Beach distribution centre. Confirms roof-mounted solar panels will be fitted to the existing South West distribution building under a permitted-development notification. Mounting systems, DC cabling and grid connection work are open to renewables installers…
RenewablesM&E
Callicroft Service Station Callicroft Road Patchway South Gloucestershire BS34 5BU
610 sqm workshop extension at Patchway service station, full application. Single-storey side extension adds an enlarged B2 workshop and customer reception at an existing Patchway garage. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and glazing packages suit local trade contractors, with reception fit-out to…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Land At Willow Bank 2 Willow Close Wick South Gloucestershire BS30 5PZ
Single detached holiday let, Wick, new build at full application. A 98 sqm detached short-let home on a 0.02 ha plot, submitted for full planning permission. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and drainage packages open the build, with M&E and fit-out work to follow for local subcontractors.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
54 Beesmoor Road Coalpit Heath South Gloucestershire BS36 2RP
Dwelling subdivision with first-floor extension, Coalpit Heath, full application. Adds a first-floor and single-storey side extension to split one house into two dwellings. Separate kitchens, bathrooms, M&E services and a second entrance drive demand for plumbing, electrical and joinery trades.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Land At The Laurels Gloucester Road Grovesend Thornbury South Gloucestershire BS35 3TU
Single-dwelling permission in principle, Thornbury, outline stage. Grants in-principle approval for one new house on a 0.06 ha plot at The Laurels, Grovesend, with full details still to come. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and drainage packages are the likely opening for local trades once detailed…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Land To The Rear Of 1 Sixth Avenue Filton South Gloucestershire BS7 0LT
Single detached dwelling on a rear garden plot, Filton, full application. Erects one detached house with associated works on land to the rear of 1 Sixth Avenue. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing, M&E and drainage packages suit small local subcontractors on a one-off build.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
1550 Park Avenue Aztec West Almondsbury South Gloucestershire BS32 4RX
Business park access and parking reconfiguration, full planning. New vehicular access and revised parking layout on a 0.08 hectare Aztec West plot. Groundworks, kerbing, surfacing and drainage gullies are the packages for local civils and surfacing subcontractors.
GroundworksHard landscapingDrainage
Units 3 And 4 Bristol Distribution Park Hawkley Drive Bradley Stoke South Gloucestershire BS32 0BF
Cold water storage tank on steel framework, Bradley Stoke distribution park. Erects one steel-framed water tank at Units 3 and 4 Bristol Distribution Park at full planning stage. Steel fabrication, base groundworks and plumbing connections suit local specialist subcontractors.
SteelGroundworksM&E
Land At Says Court Farm Badminton Road Coalpit Heath South Gloucestershire
Short 11kV overhead line undergrounding, Coalpit Heath, Electricity Act consent sought. Replaces a section of 11kV overhead cable beneath the 132kV line with buried cable under a Section 37 application. Trenching, ducting and cable jointing suit groundworks and electrical contractors, with…
GroundworksM&E
Powder Keg Farm Siston South Gloucestershire BS30 5NE
11kV overhead cable undergrounding consent, Siston, South Gloucestershire. Section 37 Electricity Act consent to underground a short 11kV overhead run beneath a 132kV line at Powder Keg Farm. Trenching, cable laying, jointing and reinstatement suit specialist electrical and civils contractors.
GroundworksM&E
The Lock Keeper Keynsham Road Willsbridge South Gloucestershire
Listed building consent for a fire curtain in a Willsbridge pub bar. Installs one fire curtain in the ground-floor bar area, at listed building consent stage. Fire-curtain suppliers, fire-rated joinery and motor-control electricians can pitch for the fit-out under heritage-sensitive detailing.
Fit-outM&E
76 Hayfield Marshfield South Gloucestershire SN14 8RA
Single-storey rear extension and garage conversion, Marshfield householder scheme. Adds a rear extension and converts part of an existing garage to habitable living space at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing and glazing packages suit local builders, with joinery and groundworks for the…
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Planning appeals in South Gloucestershire Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so South Gloucestershire Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
South Gloucestershire Council, raw rate
30.2%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
29%
national rates applied to this caseload
1.2 percentage points above expected. South Gloucestershire Council's decisions are overturned more often than the national record predicts.
849 appeals counted, 786 judged either way (237 allowed, 549 dismissed), 63 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 31.8% | 28.8% | 479 | 471 | 150 |
| Householder (HAS) | 35.7% | 35.6% | 192 | 185 | 66 |
| Enforcement Notice | 8.6% | 13.5% | 102 | 81 | 7 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 30% | 36.9% | 21 | 20 | 6 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 0% | 25% | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | 20% | 8.1% | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 40% | 33.3% | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| Community Infrastructure Levy Appeal | 40% | 25.2% | 5 | 5 | 2 |
10 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Land | None judged | Not published | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Tree Preservation Order | Too few judged | 20.6% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Called In Planning Application | Too few judged | 72.4% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| High Hedges | None judged | 28.5% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14A | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14D | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Modifications | Too few judged | 100% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in South Gloucestershire Council
South Gloucestershire Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in South Gloucestershire Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent16 homes
- Shared ownership118 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
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