Land Off Fieldgrove Lane Bitton South Gloucestershire BS30 6AG Data via plota.co.uk

P25/02967/F - Full Planning Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of use of land to a mixed use of agricultural and equestrian. Extension of existing access track and parking area. Installation of mobile stables with hard standing at field access gate and under stables. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
22 Dec 2025
Validated
5 Jan 2026
Consultation
14 Jan 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Mar 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 1 Apr 2026; it is now day 250. The consultation period closed on 1 Apr 2026.

Documents 34

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Kingswood and Fishponds built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Full Planning
Postcode
BS30 6AG
Received
22 Dec 2025
Validated
5 Jan 2026
Ward
Bitton And Oldland Common
Parish
Bitton Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Mar 2026
Decision level
Fully Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 250, past the statutory target. 93% of agricultural works in South Gloucestershire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 11 Sept 2026.

Day 250194 days past the 56-day target
67%decided within 8 weeks
56%approved
35decided in the last year

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

Public comments

4comments received
4 supporting

100% support · above the UK average of 16%

Last counted 11 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14491662
Comments by
1 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
14 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
South Gloucestershire
Planning Authority Score
2.8/10
Poor
#239 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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