Longwell Green planning approval rate
Longwell Green ward in South Gloucestershire has a 87.6% approval rate based on 428 planning decisions. South Gloucestershire overall: 86.9%.
Last updated: August 2026
87.6%
ward approval rate
428
Decisions
375
Approved
53
Refused
86.9%
South Gloucestershire average
Longwell Green is broadly in line with the South Gloucestershire average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Longwell Green compares
Longwell Green ward
87.6%
South Gloucestershire overall
86.9%
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Recent decisions in Longwell Green
Works to pollard 1no. Sycamore Tree (T1) to leave a finished height of 4 metres. · Tue 28 Jul 2026
Permission in Principle for the erection of a minimum of 9no. dwellings. · Fri 24 Jul 2026
Erection of single storey side extension to form additional living accommodation · Wed 15 Jul 2026
Creation of new vehicular access, and extension to existing access. · Thu 09 Jul 2026
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Other wards in South Gloucestershire
Boyd Valley (85.4%)
Frampton Cotterell (83.6%)
Severn Vale (83.8%)
Frenchay And Downend (89.3%)
Chipping Sodbury And Cotswold Edge (89.7%)
Filton (85.8%)
Thornbury (90.1%)
Winterbourne (86.1%)
Bitton And Oldland Common (89.1%)
Emersons Green (91.0%)
Staple Hill And Mangotsfield (83.2%)
Pilning And Severn Beach (87.1%)