Ashgrove Chapel Lower Station Road Staple Hill South Gloucestershire BS16 4LU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from Place of Worship (Class F1) to a ceremonial hall for Celebration of Life services (Use Class E (c)) as defined in the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended) (resubmission of P26/00319/F). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 85.
Documents 6
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 4
Associated applications 2
- Change of use from Place of Worship (Class F1) to a ceremonial hall for Celebration of Life services (Use Class E (c)) as…
Site constraints 5
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 Mining Remediation Authority, 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
- BS16 4LU
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 4 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Staple Hill And Mangotsfield
- Parish
- Staple Hill And Mangotsfield Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 29 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Fully Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- LPC (Trull) Ltd
Decision outlook
Day 85, past the statutory target. 75% of changes of use in South Gloucestershire are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 3 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 26 Oct 2026.
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Public comments
97% object · above the UK average of 74%
25 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15086892
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15086892
- Comments by
- 28 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 29 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
11 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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The consultation period closed on 28 Aug 2026.