Planning application
Oldbury Power Station Power Station Road Oldbury On Severn South Gloucestershire BS35 1RQ
Works: Extension
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference P26/01979/F
Application record
- Reference
- P26/01979/F
- Type
- Full Planning
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 1 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 1 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Severn Vale
- Parish
- Oldbury-on-Severn Parish Council
- Decision by
- Fully Delegated
- Postcode
- BS35 1RQ
Comment by 7 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on South Gloucestershire's portal.
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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P26/00947/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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P26/001/SCR Awaiting decision
Oldbury Power Station Power Station Road Oldbury On Severn South Gloucestershire BS35 1RQ
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.
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P24/02016/PND Withdrawn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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1 Sep 2026
Received by South Gloucestershire
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15 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 October 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
27 documents on file for this application
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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 -
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
68% historically approved · decision due ~5 Mar
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.
Awaiting decision Outline Demolition 5 docs -
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
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