Bay Tree Cottage Ruffet Road Winterbourne South Gloucestershire BS36 1AN Data via plota.co.uk

P26/02347/CLE - Cert Lawful Use Existing Awaiting decision
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness to establish that development authorised by planning permission was not lawfully commenced within the period specified by Condition 1 of that permission and consequently Condition 2 does not apply. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 10 Dec 2026.

Documents 1

Plans & drawings 1

PDF THE LOCATION PLAN Plan · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 6

Green belt: Bath and Bristol
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Kendleshire Court Farmhouse, Grade II, about 45 m from the postcode pin · 2 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 21 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £800,000 in November 2025. Detached house, freehold.

21 November 2025£800,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
South Gloucestershire
Application type
Cert Lawful Use Existing
Postcode
BS36 1AN
Received
15 Oct 2026
Validated
15 Oct 2026
Ward
Frampton Cotterell
Parish
Westerleigh And Coalpit Heath Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
10 Dec 2026
Decision level
Fully Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Zesta Planning Ltd (Cheltenham)

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 21 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15281832
Planning Portal ref
PP-15281832
Statutory expiry
10 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

6 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Withdrawn
Permission in principle for the erection of up to 2 no. dwellings.
P22/06282/PIP
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Refused
Land At Bay Tree Cottage Ruffet Road Winterbourne South Gloucestershire BS36 1AN
Erection of 1no. dwelling (Outline) with access to be determined, all other matters reser…
P23/02246/O
2021 Approved
Woodland Cottage Ruffet Road Winterbourne South Gloucestershire BS36 1AN
Discharge of Conditions 1 (time limit), 2 (external facing materials), 3 (landscape), 4 (…
DOC21/00087
2020 Approved
Ruffett Cottage Ruffet Road Winterbourne South Gloucestershire BS36 1AN
Erection of outbuilding.
P20/21175/F
2019 Approved
Woodland Cottage Ruffet Road Winterbourne Bristol South Gloucestershire BS36 1AN
Conversion of outbuilding to form 1 no. detached dwelling with associated works.
P19/16605/F
2017 Withdrawn
Woodland Cottage Ruffet Road Winterbourne Bristol South Gloucestershire BS36 1AN
Two storey extension to enlarge existing annex ancillary to the main dwelling.
PT17/4233/F
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.