Land East Of Cherry Gardens Bitton South Gloucestershire BS30 6JD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Permission in principle to erect a minimum of 6no. dwellings and a maximum of 9no. dwellings. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 1 Jun 2026 · DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by South Gloucestershire Development Management Committee on 28 May 2026.
Approved by 7 votes to 2
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the site was suitable in principle, met the Grey Belt definition and was sustainably located.
- Residents, the parish council and ward councillors raised concerns about Green Belt development, flooding, traffic, parking and road safety.
- The committee voted 7–2 to grant Permission in Principle.
Source: Plota analysis of South Gloucestershire's committee minutes of 28 May 2026.
Documents 19
Decision & officer reports 3
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 5
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 4
Site constraints 7
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 Mining Remediation Authority, 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
- Permission in Principle
- Postcode
- BS30 6JD
- Received
- 26 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 5 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Bitton And Oldland Common
- Parish
- Bitton Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 1 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Approve
- Decision date
- 1 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Stokes Morgan Planning Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 88 days from validation, 24 days slower than South Gloucestershire's median of 64 for new homes. Approved, as 78% of new homes here are.
Plota live figures for new homes decided by South Gloucestershire in the last twelve months, from validation. South Gloucestershire decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 23 Apr 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 1 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
14 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
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