Planning application
Ashgrove Chapel Lower Station Road Staple Hill South Gloucestershire BS16 4LU
Relates to P26/00319/F
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from Place of Worship (Class F1) to a ceremonial hall for Celebration of Life services (Use Class E (c)) as defined in the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended) (resubmission of P26/00319/F).
As published by the council, reference P26/01750/F
Application record
- Reference
- P26/01750/F
- Type
- Full Planning
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 4 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Staple Hill And Mangotsfield
- Parish
- Staple Hill And Mangotsfield Parish Council
- Decision by
- Fully Delegated
- Postcode
- BS16 4LU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Aug 2026
Received by South Gloucestershire
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 29 September 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 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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P26/00319/F Withdrawn
Meeting Room Lower Station Road Staple Hill South Gloucestershire BS16 4LU
Change of use from a chapel (Plymouth Brethren) to a ceremonial hall funeral services (Use Class E (c)). As defined in the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended).
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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