Sheiling School Park Road Thornbury South Gloucestershire BS35 1HP Data via plota.co.uk

P26/01908/F - Full Planning Awaiting decision

Proposal

Creation of 2no. car parks with associated works. Erection of 2m boundary fence. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Aug 2026
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Validated
24 Sept 2026
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Consultation
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 21 Nov 2026 and 14 Dec 2026, from South Gloucestershire's recent commercial and major works.

Comments are open until 21 Oct 2026

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Documents 22

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Site constraints 9

Thornbury Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Scheduled monument about 21 m away: The buried remains of the medieval fortified house and the C16 privy garden at Thornbury Castle
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Registered park or garden about 15 m away: Thornbury Castle
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
8 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Walls Enclosing Privy Garden Immediately to South of the Inner Court of Thornbury Castle, Grade I, about 21 m from the postcode pin · 4 Grade I, 4 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Wood pasture and parkland
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Priority habitat about 8 m away: Deciduous woodland; Inside the Thornbury built-up area; Heritage at risk about 86 m away: Outer Court of Thornbury Castle and Wall of Kitchen Court, Church Road.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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

Application type
Full Planning
Postcode
BS35 1HP
Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Sept 2026
Ward
Thornbury
Parish
Thornbury Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Nov 2026
Decision level
Fully Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Avalon Planning

Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. South Gloucestershire usually decides commercial and major works by day 68.

Day 1553 days to the predicted decision (day 68)
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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

17 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15164097
Planning Portal ref
PP-15164097
Comments by
21 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
30 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Nov 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