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Land At 4 Woodhouse Close Almondsbury South Gloucestershire BS32 4HX

P26/02003/FFull PlanningRefused
Full

Refused on 28 October 2026

Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Erection of first floor extension to garage to facilitate conversion to 1no self build dwelling with parking and associated works.

Received
2 September 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
0 · last counted 2 November 2026
Ward
Severn Vale
  1. Received2 Sep
  2. Validated2 Sep
  3. Consult.1 Oct
  4. Target28 Oct
  5. Decided28 Oct

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at Land At 4 Woodhouse Close Almondsbury South Gloucestershire BS32 4HX. South Gloucestershire has handled 6,054 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 156 applications across Severn Vale. We hold 1,133 applications in total for the BS32 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development would fail to reach the highest possible standards of design by reason of its site planning and design. The proposal would not respect the gaps between existing built form, as such would appear cramped and contrived within the Woodhouse Close street scene when compared to neighbouring properties. Further to this, the proposals 1.5 storey design would appear as a discordant element to the streetscape, failing to sufficiently integrate or demonstrate an understanding of the existing characteristics of the immediate area. Both of these elements mean that the proposal would present material harm to the character and appearance of the site and its locality. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy CS1 and CS5 of the South Gloucestershire Local Plan: Core Strategy (Adopted) December 2013; Policy PSP1 and PSP38 of the Strategic Planning, South Gloucestershire Council, Department For Place, PO Box 1954, Bristol, BS37 0DD P26/02003/F REZREZ

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BS32 4HX
Application type
Full Planning
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Almondsbury Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 September 2026
Consultation expiry
1 October 2026
Consultation end
1 October 2026
Neighbour consultation end
1 October 2026
Last date for comments
1 October 2026
Target decision date
28 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
31 The Bramleys Portishead North Somerset BS20 7LL

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15171208
Documents
18
Constraints
45

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Green belt: South Gloucestershire
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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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