Car Park At The National Composites Centre Bristol And Bath Science Park Emersons Green South Gloucestershire BS16 7FS Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Erection of 1no. building to form data facility, with fencing, and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Dec 2025
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Validated
3 Feb 2026
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Approved
27 Mar 2026

Approved on 27 Mar 2026 · Fully Delegated · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Documents 34

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Associated applications 3

Site constraints 4

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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Kingswood and Fishponds 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. 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

Application type
Full Planning
Postcode
BS16 7FS
Received
23 Dec 2025
Validated
3 Feb 2026
Ward
Emersons Green
Parish
Emersons Green Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Mar 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
27 Mar 2026
Decision level
Fully Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Rapleys LLP (Bristol)

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 16 days faster than South Gloucestershire's median of 68 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 88% of commercial and major works here are.

39%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
46decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14567661
Planning Portal ref
PP-14567661
Comments by
30 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
31 Mar 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