Ned West Dock Road Sharpness Berkeley Gloucestershire GL13 9UY Data via plota.co.uk

S.26/0842/FUL - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use from Class E offices to a Class C3 dwelling and erection of refuse and cycle store Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 May 2026
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Approved
11 Aug 2026

Approved on 11 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Aug 2026

Site constraints 7

Special area of conservation 63 m away: Severn Estuary
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 63 m away: Spring Cove Cliffs 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: Coastal saltmarsh
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Flood defence 24 m away (natural high ground); Inside the Sharpness built-up area; Priority habitat 12 m away: Coastal saltmarsh.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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

Council
Stroud
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
GL13 9UY
Received
13 May 2026
Validated
13 May 2026
Ward
Berkeley Vale Ward
Parish
Hinton Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Jul 2026
Decision
Permission
Decision date
11 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 90 days from validation, 26 days slower than Stroud's median of 64 for changes of use. Approved, as 84% of changes of use here are.

40%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
60decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
6 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Stroud
Planning Authority Score
5.4/10
Average
#126 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Stroud ranks #98 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Stroud decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #181 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #166 of 296
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #98 of 296
39%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #144 of 296
63%
Minor dwellings approved
64 decided (1-9 homes)
70%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
83%
Change of use approved
54 decided
964
Total decisions
121 refused in the year to March 2026