Planning application
Oldbury Power Station Power Station Road Oldbury On Severn South Gloucestershire BS35 1RQ
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Screening opinion for demolition of the Turbine Hall at Oldbury site along with associated structures, as part of the ongoing consented decommissioning programme at the site.
As published by the council, reference P26/001/SCR
Application record
- Reference
- P26/001/SCR
- Type
- Screening Opinion
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 8 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 8 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Severn Vale
- Parish
- Oldbury-on-Severn Parish Council
- Decision by
- Fully Delegated
- Postcode
- BS35 1RQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Gloucestershire register
This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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P26/01979/F Awaiting decision
Oldbury Power Station Power Station Road Oldbury On Severn South Gloucestershire BS35 1RQ
Erection of a steel frame building, extension to existing concrete slab and associated works to form a autonomous sorting and segregation (Auto-SAS) facility for radioactive materials.
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P26/00947/RVC Granted
Oldbury Power Station Power Station Road Oldbury On Severn South Gloucestershire BS35 1RQ
Variation of condition 2 attached to permission P20/20657/F to defer the date for the removal of the buildings and restoration of the site to 31 January 2040. Temporary siting of 10 no. portacabins with ancillary walkways and hardstanding.
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P24/02016/PND Withdrawn
Oldbury Power Station Power Station Road Oldbury On Severn South Gloucestershire BS35 1RQ
Prior notification of the intention to demolition of 5 no. prefabricated buildings 41, 42, 45, 85 and 114 , a link bridge between turbine hall and reactor building and 2 no. BUF ranks 21 and 105.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jan 2026
Received by South Gloucestershire
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
South Gloucestershire took a median of 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with South Gloucestershire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year South Gloucestershire decided outline applications in a median of 58 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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Buildings 42, 71 And Link Bridge At Oldbury Power Station Power Station Road Oldbury On Severn South Gloucestershire
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.
Granted Prior approval Demolition 13 docs -
Oldbury Power Station Power Station Road Oldbury On Severn South Gloucestershire BS35 1RQ
Prior notification of the intention to demolition of 5 no. prefabricated buildings 41, 42, 45, 85 and 114 , a link bridge between turbine hall and reactor building and 2 no. BUF ranks 21 and 105.
Withdrawn Prior approval Demolition 19 docs -
Oldbury Power Station Power Station Road Oldbury On Severn South Gloucestershire BS35 1RQ
82% historically approved · decision due ~27 Oct
Erection of a steel frame building, extension to existing concrete slab and associated works to form a autonomous sorting and segregation (Auto-SAS) facility for radioactive materials.
Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 27 docs -
Oldbury Power Station Power Station Road Oldbury On Severn South Gloucestershire BS35 1RQ
Variation of condition 2 attached to permission P20/20657/F to defer the date for the removal of the buildings and restoration of the site to 31 January 2040. Temporary siting of 10 no. portacabins with ancillary walkways and hardstanding.
Granted Amendments 12 docs
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