Ashgrove Chapel Lower Station Road Staple Hill South Gloucestershire BS16 4LU Data via plota.co.uk

26/13363/K - Other Consultations Pending consideration

Proposal

Change of use from Place of Worship (Class F1) to a ceremonial hall for Celebration of Life services (Use Class E (c)) as defined in the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended) (resubmission of ). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 28 Aug 2026

As of 19 Aug 2026, the council is no longer showing this application on their planning portal. It may have been withdrawn or re-listed under a different reference. We've stopped checking it for updates.

Site constraints 5

Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Kingswood and Fishponds built-up area; Priority habitat about 33 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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 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

Council
Bristol
Application type
Other Consultations
Postcode
BS16 4LU
Received
7 Aug 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Target decision
28 Aug 2026
Agent
South Gloucestershire Council

Decision outlook

Day 63, past the statutory target. 82% of changes of use in Bristol are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 6 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 18 Aug 2026.

Day 637 days past the 56-day target
59%decided within 8 weeks
68%approved
228decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 18 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
28 Aug 2026
Bristol
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#109 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Bristol ranks #112 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
Bristol decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #190 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #149 of 296
71%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #112 of 296
37%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #118 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
374 decided (1-9 homes)
93%
Major dwellings approved
30 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
150 decided
2,098
Total decisions
293 refused in the year to March 2026