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178 Soundwell Road Soundwell South Gloucestershire BS16 4RR

P26/01687/HHHouseholderApproved

Approved on 24 August 2026

Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)4 conditions

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Conversion and partial demolition of existing garage to form annexe ancillary to main dwelling. Installation of access ramp and steps.

Received
29 July 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
New Cheltenham
  1. Received29 Jul
  2. Validated29 Jul
  3. Consult.20 Aug
  4. Target23 Sep
  5. Decided24 Aug

Decided in 26 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 178 Soundwell Road Soundwell South Gloucestershire BS16 4RR. South Gloucestershire has handled 6,054 applications of this type. This one was decided in 26 days, 4 weeks quicker than South Gloucestershire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 18 applications across New Cheltenham. We hold 1,714 applications in total for the BS16 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
BS16 4RR
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Kingswood Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 July 2026
Consultation expiry
20 August 2026
Consultation end
20 August 2026
Neighbour consultation end
20 August 2026
Last date for comments
20 August 2026
Target decision date
23 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
37 Granville Street Barton Hill Bristol BS5 9SW

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15118278
Documents
8
Constraints
47

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

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

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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