Land To The North Of Tormarton Badminton South Gloucestershire Data via plota.co.uk

P25/02445/PNA - Prior Notification Agricultural/For Refused

Proposal

Prior notification for the intention of forming an agricultural access track. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
23 Oct 2025
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Refused
17 Nov 2025
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Appeal allowed
7 Jul 2026

Refused on 17 Nov 2025 · Fully Delegated · Last checked 11 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

Cotswolds National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Tormarton Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Cotswold Way about 0 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
41 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Glebe Farmhouse, Grade II, about 41 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 40 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
National infrastructure project about 930 m away: Lime Down Solar Project
The site is about 930 m from the project boundary. Generating station, under examination.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Tormarton built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 19 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Prior Notification Agricultural/For
Received
23 Oct 2025
Validated
23 Oct 2025
Ward
Boyd Valley
Parish
Tormarton Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Nov 2025
Decision
Objection
Decision date
17 Nov 2025
Decision level
Fully Delegated
Appeal
Allowed · 7 Jul 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6002724 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
Morgan Elliot Planning Ltd (Cheltenham)

How this decision compares

Decided in 25 days from validation, 12 days faster than South Gloucestershire's median of 37 for prior approvals. Refused, as 27% of prior approvals here are.

94%decided within 8 weeks
73%approved
147decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by South Gloucestershire in the last twelve months, from validation. South Gloucestershire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14418203
Planning Portal ref
PP-14418203
Comments by
15 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
19 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No
South Gloucestershire
Planning Authority Score
2.8/10
Poor
#239 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

South Gloucestershire ranks #178 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. South Gloucestershire is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 83% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 83% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Gloucestershire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #210 of 296
83%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #263 of 296
61%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #178 of 296
45%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #195 of 296
75%
Minor dwellings approved
220 decided (1-9 homes)
93%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
105 decided
1,585
Total decisions
245 refused in the year to March 2026