Land At Hill Court Farm Upper Hill Hill GL13 9EE Data via plota.co.uk

DOC26/00109 - Discharge of Conditions Awaiting decision

Proposal

Discharge of condition 5 (CEMP - biodiversity) attached to planning permission . Variation of conditions 2, 10 and 20 attached to planning permission to replace approved plan no. - PLE 01 Rev 09 Berkeley external layout plan with plan no. LCS059-PLE-01 Rev 12, and include the 'BESS scheme FRA and Drainage strategy addendum', and 'Ecological Impact Assessment and BNG dated Feb 2025' - Installation of a 49.9MW ground mounted solar farm including associated infrastructure, substation, transformer stations, internal access road, security fencing and CCTV cameras. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 6 Oct 2026, 21:04

Application progress

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Received

20 Mar 2026

Decision

Expected by 15 May 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 15 May 2026.

The consultation period closed on 8 Apr 2026.

Documents 6

Associated applications 13

Part of

FullApproved30 Jun 2023council archive

Conditions , , varied
- Variation4 Mar 2025archive
  Conditions 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 20 awaiting decision · 3, 15, 17 decided (outcome not recorded) · 6 varied
  - ConditionsDischarge of condition 5 (CEMP - biodiversity). Variation of conditions 2, 10 and 20…This application20 Mar 2026DOC26/00109
  - Show 10 more · 1 approved, 6 pending, 3 decided
    - ConditionsDischarge of condition 3 (Lighting). Variation of conditions 2, 10 and 20 to replace approved…26 Mar 2026DOC26/00120
    - ConditionsDischarge of condition 4 (LEMP) - Variation of conditions 2, 10 and 20 to replace approved…26 Mar 2026DOC26/00117
    - ConditionsDischarge of condition 12 (drainage). Variation of conditions 2, 10 and 20 to replace approved…19 Mar 2026DOC26/00107
    - Show 7 earlier · 1 approved, 4 pending, 2 decided
      ConditionsDischarge of condition 17 (Public footpaths - improvements). Variation of conditions 2, 10…19 Mar 2026DOC26/00108
      ConditionsDischarge of condition 18 (planting plans). Variation of conditions 2, 10 and 20 to replace…6 Mar 2026DOC26/00100
      ConditionsDischarge of condition 15 (Archaeology). Variation of conditions 2, 10 and 20 to replace…6 Mar 2026DOC26/00099
      ConditionsDischarge of condition 9 (construction management plan). Variation of conditions 2, 10 and 20…6 Mar 2026DOC26/00097
      ConditionsDischarge of condition 11 (drainage). Variation of conditions 2, 10 and 20 to replace approved…6 Mar 2026DOC26/00101
      ConditionsDischarge of condition 7 (dilapidation survey). Variation of conditions 2, 10 and 20…6 Mar 2026DOC26/00092
      VariationVariation of conditions 3,4,5,6,7,9,11,12,15,17 and 18 to amend the wording of each condition…12 Feb 2026P26/00327/RVC

Site constraints 6

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea

High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.

Flood map ↗

Agricultural land, grade 4

Poor quality farmland, not best and most versatile. Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.

Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: Manor Farmhouse, Grade II, about 58 m from the postcode pin · 3 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.

Show all 3 with distances

58 mManor FarmhouseGrade II
142 mHill View FarmhouseGrade II
148 mBarn About 12 Metres North of Hill View FarmhouseGrade II

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 3; Priority habitat about 20 m away: Traditional orchard.

Not affected

Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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 British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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

Council: South Gloucestershire
Application type: Discharge of Conditions
Postcode: GL13 9EE
Received: 20 Mar 2026
Validated: 20 Mar 2026
Ward: Severn Vale
Parish: Hill Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 15 May 2026
Decision level: Fully Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: DWD

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 6 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14740878
Planning Portal ref: PP-14740878
Comments by: 8 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry: 15 May 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

4 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2016 Approved

Manor Farm Manor Farm Lane Hill South Gloucestershire GL13 9EE

External alterations to install 2no. roof lights and replace 1no. velux rooflight.

PT16/5882/LB 30 Jan 2017

2016 Approved

Manor Farm Manor Farm Lane Hill South Gloucestershire GL13 9EE

Discharge of condition 2 ( Drawings) attached to planning permission PT16/1079/LB Erectio…

DOC16/0253 2 Nov 2016

2016 Approved

Manor Farm Lane Hill South Gloucestershire GL13 9EE

Erection of first floor side extension to form additional living accommodation

PT16/1079/LB 9 May 2016

2016 Approved

Manor Farm Lane Hill South Gloucestershire GL13 9EE

Erection of first floor side extension to form additional living accommodation

PT16/1077/F 9 May 2016

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

Land At Hill Court Farm Upper Hill Hill GL13 9EE Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 1

Statements & assessments 3

Application forms 1

Other documents 1

Associated applications 13

Site constraints 6

Important details

Public comments

Consultation & key dates

Nearby activity