Units 1 To 5 Cottage Hill Townwell Cromhall South Gloucestershire GL12 8AG Data via plota.co.uk

P26/02301/F - Full Planning Awaiting decision
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of workshop to cafe (Class E(b)) as defined in the Town and Country Planning (use class order) 1987 with associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Oct 2026
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Validated
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 13 Dec 2026 and 1 Jan 2027, from South Gloucestershire's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 11 Nov 2026

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Documents 4

Statements & assessments 1

PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Supporting Document · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF COMBINED PROPOSED PLANS Plan · 21 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF COMBINED EXISTING PLANS Plan · 21 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Townwell 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 22 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
Postcode
GL12 8AG
Received
8 Oct 2026
Validated
19 Oct 2026
Ward
Charfield
Parish
Cromhall Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Dec 2026
Decision level
Fully Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
David James (Wotton)

Decision outlook

Day 9 of the 56-day target. South Gloucestershire usually decides changes of use by day 61.

Day 952 days to the predicted decision (day 61)
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

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 22 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15191848
Planning Portal ref
PP-15191848
Comments by
11 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

8 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2016 Approved
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings