Land West Of Iron Acton Substation Latteridge Lane Iron Acton South Gloucestershire BS35 3TF Data via plota.co.uk

DOC26/00252 - Discharge of Conditions Awaiting decision

Proposal

Discharge of conditions 3 (Security) and 19 (CTMP) attached to Planning Permission . Formation of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), with substation, associated infrastructure, fencing, security, access road, landscaping, and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
7 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 1 Sept 2026. The consultation period closed on 22 Jul 2026.

Associated applications 8

Site constraints 2

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.
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Discharge of Conditions
Postcode
BS35 3TF
Received
7 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Ward
Frampton Cotterell
Parish
Iron Acton Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Sept 2026
Decision level
Fully Delegated
Applicant
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Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15064052
Comments by
22 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
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