Parcel Of Land By Almondsbury Cemetery Tockington Lane Almondsbury South Gloucestershire Data via plota.co.uk

P26/01730/F - Full Planning Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of use from agricultural land to cemetery (sui generis), to extend the existing cemetery with burial areas, ash interments and soft landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 02:20

Application progress

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Received

31 Jul 2026

✓

Consultation

13 Aug 2026

Decision

Expected by 30 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 89.

The consultation period closed on 5 Oct 2026.

Documents 18

Site constraints 3

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. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.

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Agricultural land, grade 3b

Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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.

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 4.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 October 2026. 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

Council: South Gloucestershire
Application type: Full Planning
Received: 31 Jul 2026
Validated: 31 Jul 2026
Ward: Severn Vale
Parish: Almondsbury Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 30 Nov 2026
Decision level: Fully Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: The CDS Group Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 89, past the statutory target. 75% of changes of use in South Gloucestershire are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 30 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 23 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 8933 days past the 56-day target

47%decided within 8 weeks

85%approved

108decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received

1 neutral

Last counted 23 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15006314
Planning Portal ref: PP-15006314
Comments by: 5 Oct 2026
Site or press notice: 13 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry: 30 Nov 2026
Env. assessment: No

South Gloucestershire

Planning Authority Score

2.8/10

Poor

#239 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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

Parcel Of Land By Almondsbury Cemetery Tockington Lane Almondsbury South Gloucestershire Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 18

Statements & assessments 6

Plans & drawings 5

Application forms 1

Other documents 6