Filton planning approval rate
Filton ward in South Gloucestershire has a 85.6% approval rate based on 879 planning decisions. South Gloucestershire overall: 85.0%.
Last updated: September 2026
85.6%
ward approval rate
879
Decisions
752
Approved
127
Refused
85.0%
South Gloucestershire average
Filton is broadly in line with the South Gloucestershire average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Filton compares
Filton ward
85.6%
South Gloucestershire overall
85.0%
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Recent decisions in Filton
Erection of four storey Water Testing Laboratory building with parking, landscap · Fri 25 Sep 2026
Conversion of existing garage to form annexe. · Sat 19 Sep 2026
Continued use of dwellinghouse as a 6no. bedroom (6no. persons) HMO (Class C4). · Thu 17 Sep 2026
Permission in principle for the erection of up to 6no dwellings. · Thu 17 Sep 2026
Erection of a padel sports centre and associated works for the temporary period · Thu 17 Sep 2026
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Other wards in South Gloucestershire
Boyd Valley (85.4%)
Frampton Cotterell (83.9%)
Severn Vale (83.9%)
Frenchay And Downend (89.5%)
Chipping Sodbury And Cotswold Edge (89.5%)
Thornbury (90.1%)
Winterbourne (86.3%)
Emersons Green (91.2%)
Bitton And Oldland Common (89.1%)
Staple Hill And Mangotsfield (83.2%)
Pilning And Severn Beach (87.2%)