South Gloucestershire Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
South Gloucestershire Council decided more than 2,700 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 10% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 53 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on South Gloucestershire Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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2 November 2026 · Approved
Plot 9000 Land Off Western Approach Distribution Park Severn Beach South Gloucestershire BS35 4GG · P26/00928/RM
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8 October 2026 · Approved
Erection of 2no. buildings to form engine test bed facility with associated development and works.
Rolls Royce Plc Rolls Royce Site Gloucester Road North Filton South Gloucestershire BS34 7QE · P26/01851/F
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25 September 2026 · Approved
Water Testing Laboratory At Brabazon Land At The Former Filton Runway Filton South Gloucestershire · P26/01012/RM
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7 September 2026 · Approved
Land To The North Of Elderflower Drive Emersons Green South Gloucestershire · P24/02335/RM
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18 August 2026 · Approved
Land Adjacent To Residential Phase 2 Eastern Boundary Former Filton Airfield South Gloucestershire · P25/00786/RM
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14 August 2026 · Refused
Land At Hicks Common Road Winterbourne South Gloucestershire · P26/00791/O
Figures for South Gloucestershire Council
| Applications decided | more than 2,700 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 10%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 53 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 10%of more than 680 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 280 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 41%about one in two |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 38plan adopted 2013 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on South Gloucestershire Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are; • Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Dyrham Conservation Area, and the effect of the proposal on the Grade II* registered park and garden, and Grade I listed…”
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“The main issues in this case are as follows: • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; • The effect of the proposed development on highway safety; and • Whether the proposed development…”
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“The main issue in this appeal is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.