2 Downend Road Downend South Gloucestershire BS16 5UJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Subdivision of existing mixed-use premises to separate the ground floor commercial unit from the first-floor residential accommodation, including the change of use of the first-floor accommodation to form an independent self-contained dwellinghouse (Use Class C3), installation of external rear access stairs, provision of parking, and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 2 Sept 2026 · Fully Delegated · Last checked 2 Oct 2026
Documents 13
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 8
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 4
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- South Gloucestershire
- Application type
- Full Planning
- Postcode
- BS16 5UJ
- Received
- 30 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Frenchay And Downend
- Parish
- Downend And Bromley Heath Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 7 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Decision date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Fully Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Studio Olassan
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 64 days from validation, about the council's usual 62 days. Approved, as 85% of changes of use here are.
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.
20 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15044077
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15044077
- Comments by
- 23 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 7 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 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.
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