Planning application
Buildings 42, 71 And Link Bridge At Oldbury Power Station Power Station Road Oldbury On Severn South Gloucestershire
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior notification of the intention to demolish building number 71, the former District Survey Laboratory: a prefabricated timber office building; building number 42, the former Planning Block: a prefabricated timber office building, and the Link Bridge, a covered walkway connecting the Turbine Hall and Control Block: steel and glass structure.
As published by the council, reference P25/02006/PND
Application record
- Reference
- P25/02006/PND
- Type
- Prior Notification Demolition
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 20 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 20 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 15 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Severn Vale
- Parish
- Oldbury-on-Severn Parish Council
- Decision by
- Fully Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Aug 2025
Received by South Gloucestershire
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15 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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11 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
South Gloucestershire granted permission on 15 September 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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