Wick Filling Station 81 London Road Wick South Gloucestershire BS30 5SJ Data via plota.co.uk

P26/01737/ADV - Advertisements Refused

Proposal

Display of 2no. internally illuminated freestanding digital totem signs. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Aug 2026
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Refused
17 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 17 Sept 2026 · Fully Delegated · Last checked 17 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

Green belt: Bath and Bristol
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
Cotswolds National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
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
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Local nature reserve about 394 m away: Wick Golden Valley; Inside the Wick (South Gloucestershire) 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

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
Advertisements
Postcode
BS30 5SJ
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
Boyd Valley
Parish
Wick And Abson Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Refusal
Decision date
17 Sept 2026
Decision level
Fully Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Alder King Planning Consultants
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 44 days from validation, 8 days faster than South Gloucestershire's median of 52 for signs and adverts. Refused, as 8% of signs and adverts here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
66decided in the last year

Plota live figures for signs and adverts 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 17 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15125752
Planning Portal ref
PP-15125752
Comments by
2 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
South Gloucestershire
Planning Authority Score
2.8/10
Poor
#239 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.