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South Gloucestershire

In the last 12 months, 86.9% of householder applications were approved in South Gloucestershire (175 decided). A typical householder decision takes about eight weeks (median 56 days).

Full planning applications: 87.6% approved (129 decided).

Across all application types on record (2023-02-08–2026-06-11): 88.5% of 2,771 decisions approved.

3,346Total applications
2,451Approved
320Refused
116Withdrawn
429Pending
88.5%Approval rate (all types)
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Decision Level
3,201Fully Delegated
97N/A
47Not Available
1Circulated Schedule
By Development Category
CategoryTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
Householder 785 665 120
84.7%
Full Planning Application 474 369 105
77.8%
Discharge of Conditions 383 383 0
100.0%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) 170 149 21
87.6%
Tree Works (TPO) 151 138 13
91.4%
Tree Works (Conservation Area) 150 147 3
98.0%
Non-Material Amendment (S96a) 133 107 26
80.5%
Prior Approval (Other) 105 104 1
99.0%
Removal Var Con Sec73 84 78 6
92.9%
Listed Building Consent 82 79 3
96.3%
Advertisement Consent 76 76 0
100.0%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) 47 40 7
85.1%
Environmental Impact Assessment (Screening/Scoping) 23 23 0
100.0%
Outline Planning 18 8 10
44.4%
Prior Approval (Class Q — Agricultural to Residential) 17 16 1
94.1%
Permission in Principle 16 14 2
87.5%
Change of Use 13 13 0
100.0%
Reserved Matters 9 8 1
88.9%
Reg 3 Full Permission 7 7 0
100.0%
Overhead Lines Exempt 6 6 0
100.0%
Footpath Diversion 5 5 0
100.0%
Enforcement 3 2 1
66.7%
Hazardous Substances 2 2 0
100.0%
County/Minerals/Waste 2 2 0
100.0%
Hedgerow Removal 2 2 0
100.0%
Notification of Flexible Use 1 1 0
100.0%
Technical Details Consent 1 1 0
100.0%
Spheres of Mutual Interest 1 1 0
100.0%
Overhead Lines 1 1 0
100.0%
House of Multiple Occupation 1 1 0
100.0%
Modification of S106 Agreement 1 1 0
100.0%
Enlarge dwelling by additional storeys 1 1 0
100.0%
DCO Major Requirements PreApp 1 1 0
100.0%
Quarterly Trend
QuarterDecidedApprovedApproval rate
2023-Q3 207 188
90.8%
2023-Q4 195 174
89.2%
2024-Q1 214 185
86.4%
2024-Q2 233 210
90.1%
2024-Q3 235 203
86.4%
2024-Q4 236 200
84.7%
2025-Q1 241 199
82.6%
2025-Q2 219 181
82.6%
2025-Q3 262 244
93.1%
2025-Q4 219 196
89.5%
2026-Q1 234 217
92.7%
2026-Q2 16 16
100.0%
By Ward
WardTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
Boyd Valley 289 256 33
88.6%
Frampton Cotterell 257 229 28
89.1%
Severn Vale 202 172 30
85.1%
Chipping Sodbury And Cotswold Edge 171 152 19
88.9%
Filton 168 142 26
84.5%
Frenchay And Downend 154 136 18
88.3%
Thornbury 127 117 10
92.1%
Pilning And Severn Beach 111 98 13
88.3%
Bitton And Oldland Common 106 99 7
93.4%
Emersons Green 106 96 10
90.6%
Charlton And Cribbs 103 95 8
92.2%
Winterbourne 95 81 14
85.3%
Planning guides

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