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Oldbury Power Station Power Station Road Oldbury On Severn South Gloucestershire BS35 1RQ

Awaiting decision South Gloucestershire P26/001/SCR Screening Opinion

Works: Demolition

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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.

  • 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.

    Submitted 1 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 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.

    Decided 3 Jun 2026 Amendments
  • P24/02016/PND Withdrawn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.

    Decided 17 Sep 2024 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Jan 2026

    Received by South Gloucestershire

  2. 31 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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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What 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.

About outline applications

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