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HM Prison Leyhill Tortworth Road Tortworth South Gloucestershire GL12 8BT

P24/01229/FFull PlanningAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Erection of 2 no. two storey houseblocks for 120 prisoners, healthcare unit, workshop, boiler house, offender management unit and other associated works.

Received
16 May 2024
Decision due
28 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Charfield
  1. Received16 May
  2. Validated19 Jun
  3. Consult.10 May
  4. Target28 Nov
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at HM Prison Leyhill Tortworth Road Tortworth South Gloucestershire GL12 8BT. South Gloucestershire has handled 6,054 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 16 May 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 50 applications across Charfield. We hold 1,422 applications in total for the GL12 postcode area.

83% of full applications at South Gloucestershire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
GL12 8BT
Application type
Full Planning
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Cromhall Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 June 2024
Consultation expiry
18 July 2024
Last date for comments
10 May 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
St Paul's House 23 Park Square South Leeds LS1 2ND

Planning decision

Statutory period
527 days

Publicity

Site notice start
27 June 2024
Site notice end
18 July 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13046424
Documents
65
Constraints
107

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 0320Part of the site · +1 more
  • Registered park and garden: Tortworth CourtPart of the site
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Tortworth CourtPart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered battlefields, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: South Gloucestershire

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