Patchway Community College Hempton Lane Almondsbury South Gloucestershire BS32 4AJ Data via plota.co.uk

P25/020/SCR - Screening Opinion Decided

Proposal

Screening Opinion for P25/02251/F-Demolition of existing school buildings and erection of new buildings for educational use, with associated ancillary infrastructure and works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
30 Sept 2025
✓
EIA Not Required
17 Dec 2025

EIA Not Required on 17 Dec 2025 · Fully Delegated · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 3

Public footpath about 10 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Patchway built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 12 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
Screening Opinion
Postcode
BS32 4AJ
Received
30 Sept 2025
Validated
30 Sept 2025
Ward
Patchway Coniston
Parish
Patchway Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Oct 2025
Decision
EIA Not Required
Decision date
17 Dec 2025
Decision level
Fully Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
JLL (Bristol)

Public comments

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Last counted 12 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
15 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
21 Oct 2025
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