4 Broad Street Staple Hill South Gloucestershire BS16 5NX Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Change of use of first floor from store to 1no. dwelling (Class C3) Sui Generis) (as defined in the Town and Country Planning (use class order) 1987 with removal of 1no. window and installation of door in replacement. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Apr 2026
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Approved
9 Jun 2026

Approved on 9 Jun 2026 · Fully Delegated · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment. Nearest recorded mine shaft: about 43 m from the postcode pin (reference 364175-005).
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Air quality management area: Staple Hill AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Kingswood and Fishponds built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning
Postcode
BS16 5NX
Received
16 Apr 2026
Validated
16 Apr 2026
Ward
Staple Hill And Mangotsfield
Parish
Staple Hill And Mangotsfield Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Jun 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
9 Jun 2026
Decision level
Fully Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
BPA Consultants

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, 8 days faster than South Gloucestershire's median of 62 for changes of use. Approved, as 85% of changes of use here are.

46%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
105decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by South Gloucestershire in the last twelve months, from validation. South Gloucestershire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14863269
Planning Portal ref
PP-14863269
Comments by
15 May 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
South Gloucestershire
Planning Authority Score
2.8/10
Poor
#239 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

South Gloucestershire ranks #178 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. South Gloucestershire is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 83% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 83% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Gloucestershire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #210 of 296
83%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #263 of 296
61%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #178 of 296
45%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #195 of 296
75%
Minor dwellings approved
220 decided (1-9 homes)
93%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
105 decided
1,585
Total decisions
245 refused in the year to March 2026