diff --git a/grails-app/conf/application.yml b/grails-app/conf/application.yml
index 11d0d2c..28b9470 100644
--- a/grails-app/conf/application.yml
+++ b/grails-app/conf/application.yml
@@ -467,3 +467,5 @@ openapi:
   version: '@info.app.version@'
   cachetimeoutms: 4000
 
+# Allow setting a fixed locale to prevent number formatting issues: https://github.com/AtlasOfLivingAustralia/spatial-service/issues/247
+#useFixedLocale: en
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diff --git a/grails-app/conf/spring/resources.groovy b/grails-app/conf/spring/resources.groovy
index e23229d..d3009ed 100644
--- a/grails-app/conf/spring/resources.groovy
+++ b/grails-app/conf/spring/resources.groovy
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import au.org.ala.spatial.web.NoSSOStrategy
 import com.github.ziplet.filter.compression.CompressingFilter
 import org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.FilterRegistrationBean
 import org.springframework.core.Ordered
+import org.springframework.web.servlet.i18n.FixedLocaleResolver
 
 beans = {
     compressionFilter(FilterRegistrationBean) {
@@ -17,4 +18,10 @@ beans = {
     if (!application.config.security.cas.enabled && !application.config.security.oidc.enabled) {
         noSSOStrategy(NoSSOStrategy) {}
     }
+
+    if (grailsApplication.config.useFixedLocale) {
+        // Use fixed English locale, prevents issues with parsing of BBox decimal values in some locales
+        // https://github.com/AtlasOfLivingAustralia/spatial-service/issues/247
+        localeResolver(FixedLocaleResolver, new Locale(grailsApplication.config.useFixedLocale))
+    }
 }