Gypsy and traveller site at Land At Henfield Road, Coalpit Heath
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by South Gloucestershire Development Management Committee on 5 Mar 2026.
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
A gypsy and traveller site
The application proposed a site for Gypsy and Traveller use, with the applicant's agent highlighting that four Hornbeam trees would be planted for biodiversity net gain.
“[the agent], agent spoke in support of the application and made the following points:”
“The impacts of the proposal on the Green Belt and the residential amenity of neighbouring properties have been given careful consideration • The technical statutory consultees have not objected to the proposals • The planting of four Hornbeam Trees has also been secured with a planning condition and will ensure there will net gain in biodiversity…”
Minutes
The persons test was passed
Officers confirmed a condition secured the site for Gypsy and Traveller use, and the Gypsy and Traveller Unit had confirmed the persons test had been passed.
“In response to issues raised, the Principal Planning Officer advised that Condition 13 secured the site as Gypsy and Travellers site the Gypsy and Traveller Unit had confirmed that the persons test had been passed.”
Minutes
Vote and decision
Members unanimously granted planning permission subject to the conditions in the officer report.
“Councillor June Bamford moved that planning permission be granted subject to the conditions set out within the officer report.”
“RESOLVED that planning permission be granted subject to the conditions set out within the officer report.”
Minutes
Councillors at the meeting
- June BamfordConservative
- Michael BellLabour
- John BradburyLabour
- Tristan ClarkLib Dem
- Paul HughesConservative
- Angela MoreyLabour
- Jayne StansfieldLib Dem
- Tony WilliamsLib Dem
Apologies Trevor Jones Conservative
Source: Plota analysis of the council's minutes; parties from the council's list of councillors.
Sources
- South Gloucestershire Development Management Committee minutes, 5 March 2026
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of South Gloucestershire's committee minutes. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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- South Gloucestershire
- Date
- Thursday 5 March 2026
- Committee decided
- Approved
- Vote
- Unanimous
- Councillors
- 8Labour 3Lib Dem 3Conservative 2Show councillors
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- The council's minutes
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- Agenda and papers (council website)
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This committee's year
21 decisions in the 12 months to this meeting, 2 against officer advice.
Source: Plota analysis of the committee's minutes.