Oldbury Power Station Power Station Road Oldbury On Severn South Gloucestershire BS35 1RQ Data via plota.co.uk

P26/01979/F - Full Planning Pending

Proposal

Erection of a steel frame building, extension to existing concrete slab and associated works to form a autonomous sorting and segregation (Auto-SAS) facility for radioactive materials. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 29 Oct 2026 and 16 Nov 2026, from South Gloucestershire's recent commercial and major works.

Documents 26

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Site constraints 2

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Oldbury Naite built-up area.
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
BS35 1RQ
Received
1 Sept 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Ward
Severn Vale
Parish
Oldbury-on-Severn Parish Council
Target decision
27 Oct 2026
Decision level
Fully Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Avison Young

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. South Gloucestershire usually decides commercial and major works by day 63.

Day 1350 days to the predicted decision (day 63)
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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 8 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15181046
Statutory expiry
27 Oct 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