164 Bath Road Longwell Green South Gloucestershire BS30 9DB Data via plota.co.uk

P26/01864/F - Full Planning Pending

Proposal

Change of Use from dwelling (Class C3) to childrens nursery (Class E) as defined in the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 17 Oct 2026 and 6 Nov 2026, from South Gloucestershire's recent changes of use. Comments are open until 16 Sept 2026.

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Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Kingswood and Fishponds built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Full Planning
Postcode
BS30 9DB
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Longwell Green
Parish
Hanham Abbots Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Decision level
Fully Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Phillip Clifford Design

Decision outlook

Day 19 of the 56-day target. South Gloucestershire usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 1937 days to the 56-day target
54%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
68decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by South Gloucestershire in the last twelve months, from validation. South Gloucestershire decision record →

Public comments

5comments received
5 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 75%

15 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
16 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
South Gloucestershire
Planning Authority Score
2.8/10
Poor
#239 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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