16 Riverside Cottages Hanham Green Hanham South Gloucestershire BS15 3NL Data via plota.co.uk

P26/00986/HH - Householder Awaiting decision

Proposal

Erection of a first floor rear extension to form additional living accommodation. Alterations to single storey roof and erection of a replacement porch. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 7 Oct 2026, 11:00

Application progress

✓

Received

27 Apr 2026

Decision

Expected by 23 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 28 Sept 2026; it is now day 165.

The consultation period closed on 28 Sept 2026.

Documents 15

Site constraints 12

Green belt: Bath and Bristol

Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.

Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.

Read the government guidance ↗

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea

High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.

Flood map ↗

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.

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 ↗

Public bridleway about 11 m away

Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.

Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.

Local nature reserve about 47 m away: Avon Valley Woodland

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

SSSI about 64 m away: Bickley Wood SSSI

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Radon affected area, class 5

An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.

From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.

UKHSA radon ↗

1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: Riverside, Grade II, about 35 m from the postcode pin

The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

Flood defence about 12 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 2 year flood); Priority habitat about 12 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

Building

Floor area137 m² (1,475 sq ft)

Energy ratingF (37 out of 100), could reach B

PropertyEnd-terrace house, 6 habitable rooms

BuiltBefore 1900

HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil

WallsSandstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2012, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council: South Gloucestershire
Application type: Householder
Postcode: BS15 3NL
Received: 27 Apr 2026
Validated: 27 Apr 2026
Ward: Hanham
Parish: Hanham Abbots Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 23 Oct 2026
Decision level: Fully Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Alexandra Cork Home Designs

Decision outlook

Day 165, past the statutory target. 90% of extensions in South Gloucestershire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 165109 days past the 56-day target

71%decided within 8 weeks

87%approved

684decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14881283
Planning Portal ref: PP-14881283
Comments by: 28 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry: 23 Oct 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

5 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2017 Approved

20 Riverside Cottages Hanham Green Hanham Bristol South Gloucestershire BS15 3NL

Erection of side extension to facilitate conversion of existing outbuilding to form annex…

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2017 Approved

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Works to fell 1no. Quercus Robur covered by Tree Preservation Order KTPO 07/79 dated 29/1…

PK17/2021/TRE 23 Aug 2017

2016 Approved

21 Riverside Cottages Hanham Green Hanham Bristol South Gloucestershire BS15 3NL

Erection of two storey rear extension to provide additional living accommodation.

PK16/6275/F 27 Jan 2017

South Gloucestershire

Planning Authority Score

2.8/10

Poor

#239 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

16 Riverside Cottages Hanham Green Hanham South Gloucestershire BS15 3NL Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 15

Statements & assessments 3

Plans & drawings 7

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 3

Other documents 1