Kingswood planning approval rate
Kingswood ward in South Gloucestershire has a 87.5% approval rate based on 335 planning decisions. South Gloucestershire overall: 85.0%.
Last updated: September 2026
87.5%
ward approval rate
335
Decisions
293
Approved
42
Refused
85.0%
South Gloucestershire average
Kingswood sits slightly above the South Gloucestershire average, with a 2.5 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Kingswood compares
Kingswood ward
87.5%
South Gloucestershire overall
85.0%
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Recent decisions in Kingswood
Removal of boundary hedge. Erection of 1.55m timber fence (Retrospective). · Fri 25 Sep 2026
Alterations to facilitate a change of use from Class C2 residential care home to · Fri 25 Sep 2026
Change of use of residential institution (Class C2) to Supported housing (Class · Thu 24 Sep 2026
Change of use of existing buildings to create a mixed use scheme of 80 dwellings · Mon 14 Sep 2026
The erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the re · Thu 03 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%)
Filton (85.6%)
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%)