Arnoldsfield Trading Estate The Downs Wickwar South Gloucestershire Data via plota.co.uk

P26/00119/F - Full Planning Approved

Proposal

Demolition of existing industrial building and erection of 2no. new employment units for mixed use of storage (Class B8) and light industrial processes (Class Eg(iii)) with parking and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
19 Jan 2026
Validated
27 Jan 2026
Consultation
4 Feb 2026
Approved
10 Jul 2026

Approved on 10 Jul 2026 · Circulated Schedule · Last checked 13 Jul 2026

Documents 30

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Wickwar built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 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
Full Planning
Postcode
GL12 8NB
Received
19 Jan 2026
Validated
27 Jan 2026
Ward
Chipping Sodbury And Cotswold Edge
Parish
Wickwar Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
10 Jul 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
10 Jul 2026
Decision level
Circulated Schedule
Applicant
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Agent
Angus Meek Architects Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 164 days from validation, 101 days slower than South Gloucestershire's median of 63 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 90% of commercial and major works here are.

38%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
33decided 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-14608539
Comments by
18 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
4 Feb 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