Fieldgrove Farmhouse Field Grove Lane Bitton South Gloucestershire BS30 6HU Data via plota.co.uk

P26/02247/PNA - Prior Notification Agricultural/For Awaiting decision
Agricultural

Proposal

Prior notification of the intention to erect an agricultural barn for the storage of machinery and hay. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Oct 2026
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Consultation
9 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 2 Nov 2026 and 28 Nov 2026, from South Gloucestershire's recent agricultural works.

Comments are open until 30 Oct 2026

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Documents 9

Plans & drawings 7

PDF SGC MAP - APPLICATION SITE PLAN Plan · 9 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF THE LOCATION PLAN Plan · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE PLAN Plan · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLANS Plan · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF VEHICULAR MOVEMENT PLAN Plan · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING BLOCK PLAN Plan · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN Plan · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF COVERING LETTER Correspondence · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

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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Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). 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) agrees.
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.
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Fieldgrove House, Grade II, about 21 m from the postcode pin
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.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 9 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 £1,150,000 in July 2020. Other property, freehold.

31 July 2020£1,150,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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
Prior Notification Agricultural/For
Postcode
BS30 6HU
Received
6 Oct 2026
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Ward
Bitton And Oldland Common
Parish
Bitton Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Nov 2026
Decision level
Fully Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
PlanningSphere Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 22 of the 56-day target. South Gloucestershire usually decides agricultural works by day 44.

Day 2234 days to the 56-day target
76%decided within 8 weeks
67%approved
46decided 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

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15181122
Planning Portal ref
PP-15181122
Comments by
30 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
9 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Approved
Discharge of conditions 2 (Archaeology), 3 (RAMS), 4 (Ecology), 6 (Landscaping), attached…
DOC22/00415
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Land And Building At The Bungalow Fieldgrove Farm Field Grove Lane Bitton South Gloucestershire BS30 6HU
Raising of roofline and other alterations to existing building to form 1 no. new dwelling.
P25/01767/F
2025 Refused
Fieldgrove House Field Grove Lane Bitton South Gloucestershire BS30 6HU
Part demolition of retrospective garage and erection of smaller garage.
P25/01994/HH
2024 Refused
Fieldgrove House Field Grove Lane Bitton South Gloucestershire BS30 6HU
Appeal against the erection of a detached garage within the curtilage of a Grade II Liste…
COM/22/0236/LB/1
2024
Fieldgrove House Field Grove Lane Bitton South Gloucestershire BS30 6HU
Appeal against the erection of a detached garage within the curtilage of a Grade II Liste…
COM/24/0004/CHANGEME
2024 Approved
Land At The Bungalow Fieldgrove Farm Field Grove Lane Bitton South Gloucestershire BS30 6HU
Erection of new agricultural barn/storage unit (retrospective)
P24/00576/F
2023 Refused
Fieldgrove House Field Grove Lane Bitton Bristol South Gloucestershire BS30 6HU
Erection of detached garage (retrospective). (re-submission of P23/02730/HH)
P23/03134/HH
2023 Withdrawn
Fieldgrove House Field Grove Lane Bitton Bristol South Gloucestershire BS30 6HU
Erection of detached garage (Retrospective)
P23/02730/HH
2023 Withdrawn
Building At Fieldgrove Farmhouse Field Grove Lane Bitton South Gloucestershire BS30 6HU
Prior notification of a change of use from agricultural building to 2 no. residential dwe…
P23/02217/PNGR
2020 Approved
Fieldgrove Farm Bath Road Bitton South Gloucestershire BS30 6HU
Erection of two storey rear extension to form additional living accommodation.
P20/09594/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.