1 Broad Street Staple Hill South Gloucestershire BS16 5LN Data via plota.co.uk

P26/01718/ADV - Advertisements Approved

Proposal

Display of 2 no. non-illuminated fascia signs, 1 no. externally illuminated entrance fascia sign and 2 no. internally illuminated projecting signs. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Aug 2026
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Approved
23 Sept 2026

Approved on 23 Sept 2026 · Fully Delegated · Last checked 26 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Air quality management area: Staple Hill AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Kingswood and Fishponds built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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 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

Application type
Advertisements
Postcode
BS16 5LN
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Ward
Staple Hill And Mangotsfield
Parish
Staple Hill And Mangotsfield Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Advert Approve with Conditions
Decision date
23 Sept 2026
Decision level
Fully Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Planning Potential (London)

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, about the council's usual 52 days. Approved, as 92% 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.

17 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15100701
Planning Portal ref
PP-15100701
Comments by
26 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
28 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