Planning application
Land At Grove Farm West Town Road Backwell
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Proposal
Reserved Matters application for appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the erection of 233 no. dwellings pursuant to Outline planning permission 23/P/2618/OU2 (Outline application with Environmental Statement for the erection of up to 515no. dwellings with bus/emergency link, community hub, primary school expansion land, public open space, landscaping and associated works. Means of access from West Town Road for approval. All other matters (internal access, scale, layout, appearance and landscaping) reserved for subsequent approval)
As published by the council, reference 26/P/1443/RM
Application record
- Reference
- 26/P/1443/RM
- Type
- Reserved matters application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 9 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 27 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Backwell
- Parish
- Backwell
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jul 2026
Received by Bristol, City of
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27 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Bristol, City of took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 23/P/2618/OU2 (Decided)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Cirencester
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See who's behind itDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
68 documents on file for this application
- CRIME PREVENTION TEAM COMMENTS
- CONSERVATION & HERITAGE OFFICER COMMENTS
- ACTIVE TRAVEL ENGLAND PLANNING RESPONSE
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMENTS
- LLFA COMMENTS
- PRESS ADVERT LIST FOR 05/08/26
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- COPY DN 23/P/2618/OU2
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- DETAILED ENGINEERING - SHEET 4
- DETAILED ENGINEERING - SHEET 9
- DETAILED ENGINEERING - SHEET 10
- ROAD AND SEWER LONG SECTIONS - SHEET 1
- ROAD AND SEWER LONG SECTIONS - SHEET 2
- ROAD AND SEWER LONG SECTIONS - SHEET 3
- ATTENUATION POND - POND 1
- ATTENUATION POND - POND 2
- ATTENUATION POND - POND 3
- DRAINAGE STRATEGY
- IMPERMEABLE AREAS PLAN - SHEET 1
- IMPERMEABLE AREAS PLAN - SHEET 2
- IMPERMEABLE AREAS PLAN - SHEET 3
- ACCESSIBILITY STRATEGY
- REFUSE COLLECTION STRATEGY
- PARKING STRATEGY
- AFFORDABLE HOUSING STRATEGY
- BUILDING HEIGHT STRATEGY
- BOUNDARY STRATEGY
- MATERIALS STRATEGY
- PLANNING LAYOUT (2 OF 2)
- PLANNING LAYOUT (1 OF 2)
- COMPOSITE PLANNING LAYOUT
- STREET SCENES
- PHASING PLAN
- HIGHWAY ADOPTION - SHEET 1
- HIGHWAY ADOPTION - SHEET 2
- VERTICAL LUMINANCE (LUX) PLANS X 21
- HORIZONTAL LUMINANCE (LUX) PLANS X 3
- HORIZONTAL LUMINANCE (LUX) PLANS X 3
- HORIZONTAL LUMINANCE (LUX) PLANS X 5
- LIGHTING MONITORING PLAN FOR THE PROTECTION OF BATS
- HOUSETYPES (VARIOUS 1)
- HOUSETYPES (VARIOUS 2)
- HOUSETYPES (VARIOUS 3)
- GARAGES
- ILLUSTRATIVE LANDSCAPE MASTERPLAN
- ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING STATEMENT
- CIL FORM 1 - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- ENERGY STATEMENT
- LIGHTING STRATEGY
- DESIGN COMPLIANCE STATEMENT
- COVERING LETTER FROM AGENT
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- EMAIL 2 FROM AGENT 08/07/2026
- DETAILED ENGINEERING - SHEET 8
- DETAILED ENGINEERING - SHEET 7
- DETAILED ENGINEERING - SHEET 6
- DETAILED ENGINEERING - SHEET 5
- DETAILED ENGINEERING - SHEET 3
- DETAILED ENGINEERING - SHEET 2
- DETAILED ENGINEERING - SHEET 1
- ECOLOGY REPORT AND BNG - PART 1 OF 3
- ECOLOGY REPORT AND BNG - PART 2 OF 3
- ECOLOGY REPORT AND BNG - PART 3 OF 3
- HEP LHS
- HEP GHS
- BNG METRIC
- EMAIL FROM AGENT WITH BNG METRIC
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Bristol, City of for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Bristol, City of's median decision took 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About reserved matters applications
A reserved matters application fills in the detail held back from an earlier outline permission, judged against that permission rather than the principle of development. More in our guide to planning application types.
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