Willow Brook Centre Savages Wood Road Bradley Stoke South Gloucestershire Data via plota.co.uk

P26/01142/ADV - Advertisements Approved

Proposal

Erection of 4 no. internally illuminated fascia signs, 1 no. poster panel and 2 no. replacement directional adverts on existing totem signs. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 May 2026
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Approved
17 Jul 2026

Approved on 17 Jul 2026 · Circulated Schedule · Last checked 18 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

Local nature reserve about 216 m away: Three Brooks
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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Bradley Stoke built-up area; 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
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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 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
Advertisements
Postcode
BS32 8BS
Received
19 May 2026
Validated
19 May 2026
Ward
Bradley Stoke South
Parish
Bradley Stoke Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Jul 2026
Decision
Advert Approve with Conditions
Decision date
17 Jul 2026
Decision level
Circulated Schedule
Applicant
Show
Agent
Alder King Planning Consultants

How this decision compares

Decided in 59 days from validation, 7 days slower than South Gloucestershire's median of 52 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 92% of signs and adverts here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
66decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14932949
Planning Portal ref
PP-14932949
Comments by
22 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
South Gloucestershire
Planning Authority Score
2.8/10
Poor
#239 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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