Locations of 100 new gypsy pitches chosen

Greenbelt land at Bury Hill in Hambrook has been safeguarded for Gypsies and travellers

The locations of 100 new Gypsy and traveller pitches which will address a council's need for plots have been chosen.

South Gloucestershire Council has proposed "expanding or intensifying" dozens of existing sites and creating 14 new ones in the next 15 years.

The council plans to safeguard greenbelt land in Pucklechurch and Hambrook for traveller communities to live on and has also identified new sites in policies set to be approved by its cabinet on 3 February.

The authority was criticised by a government planning inspector in 2022 for a "history of policy failure" by not providing enough land for the communities.

The plots form part of the council's local plan, which is a blueprint for homes and jobs in the district, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.

The proposals also include 15 plots for travelling showpeople, who run fun fairs and mobile catering vans.

"The identified need for pitches in South Gloucestershire is 119 new pitches for Gypsies/travellers in the period 2022-2042," the document said.

It said this comprised 76 private pitches and 43 for social need, which includes six new pitches at its existing Northwood Park site.

The red dots show where all the sites safeguarded for Gypsy and travellers will be

Even with its proposed sites, the council still falls short of its assessed need. It says this will be met through future individual planning applications or new sites that come forward.

The plans will be voted on at full council next month and put out to consultation for six weeks before going to the Planning Inspectorate for public examination in 2026.

Below are all the sites for Gypsies, travellers and showpeople:

* indicates current greenbelt locations.

Existing safeguarded sites for Gypsies and Travellers:

• Appletrees, New Street, Charfield

• Bank Road, Pilning*

• Berwick Park, Berwick Lane, Easter Compton*

• Bridge View, Westerleigh Road, Westerleigh*

• Burton Road, Tormarton (two sites)

• Bury Hill, Hambrook*

• Caravan near Aust Services, Sandy Lane, Aust*

• Cottage View, Gloucester Road, Almondsbury*

• Elm Farm, Westerleigh Road, Westerleigh*

• Frampton Park (Cog Mill), Bristol Road, Frampton Cotterell*

• Green Orchards, Berwick Lane, Easter Compton*

• Greengate Yard, Shortwood Hill, Pucklechurch*

• Henfield Paddock, Henfield Road, Coalpit Heath*

• Highwood Park, Highwood Road, Patchway (council-owned)

• Hill View, Badminton Road, Nibley*

• Land adjacent to Tormarton Road and Rushmead Lane

• Land at Giddy End, High Lane, Winterbourne*

• Land at Henfield Road, Coalpit Heath*

• Land at Marsh Common Road*

• Land at Northwick Road, Pilning*

• Land north of Lime Kiln Court*

• Land south of The Northwick Road and Bank Road junction, Pilning*

• Meadow View, Bristol Road, Frampton Cotterell*

• Meadow View, Shortwood Road, Pucklechurch*

• Moor Paddock, Westerleigh Road*

• Northwood Park, Old Gloucester Road, Winterbourne* (council-owned)

• Orchard Farm, Pomphrey Hill, Mangotsfield*

• Parkfield Road, Pucklechurch (two sites)*

• Shannon Parks, Tanhouse Lane, Yate

• Shortwood Road, Pucklechurch*

• Shortwood Yard, Shortwood Hill, Pucklechurch*

• Siston Lane (two sites), Pucklechurch*

• Stone Acre, Norley Lane, Tormarton

• Swan Lane, Winterbourne (three sites)*

• The Conifers, Oldbury Lane

• The Meadows, Parkfield, Pucklechurch*

• The Plaza, Northwick Road, Pilning*

• Tytherington Road Nursery, Tytherington Road

• Westerleigh Road, Mangotsfield

• Willows, Latteridge Road, Iron Acton*

• 1 Dibden Lane, Emersons Green

• 56 Ram Hill, Coalpit Heath*

Sites for intensification for Gypsies and travellers (number of pitches):

• Berwick Park, Berwick Lane – two

• Henfield Paddock, Henfield – three

• Hill View, Badminton Road, Nibley – four

• Frampton Park, Bristol Road – eight

• Land North of Lime Kiln Court, Tytherington – four

• Moor Paddock, Westerleigh Road, Pucklechurch – two

• The Willows, Latteridge Road – eight

Sites for expansion for Gypsies and Travellers (number of pitches):

• Green Orchards, Berwick Lane – four

• The Conifers, Oldbury Lane – five

• The Meadows, Parkfield – two

New sites to meet identified social need for Gypsies and travellers (number of pitches):

• Camp Farm, Elberton – four

• Doynton Lane, Doynton – two

• Froglands Cross, Old Gloucester Road – three

• Land at Peg Lane, Pucklechurch – eight

• Rectory Lane, Cromhall – eight

• The Firs, Swan Lane – three

• Tormarton Road, Marshfield – two

• Land adjacent to Northwood Park – six

New sites to meet identified private need for Gypsies and travellers (number of pitches):

• Land at Beech House, Iron Acton – one

• Land at Church Lane, Rangeworthy – six

• Land at Commonmead Lane, Old Sodbury – six

• Land at Henfield Road – four

• Land opposite Green Orchards, Berwick Lane – four

Existing safeguarded sites for travelling showpeople:

• Acres Fair, North Road, Yate

• Beanwood Park, Wapley

• Engine Common Lane, Yate

• Fairlands, Earthcott Green, Almondsbury

• Homefield, Hall End Lane, Wickwar

• Land at Cotswold Road, Chipping Sodbury

• Land at Park Lane, Frampton Cotterell

• Land West of Pound Mill Business Centre

• Oakleigh Green Farm Lane

• The Burgage, Chipping Sodbury

• The Firs, The Causeway, Coalpit Heath

• The Maples, Maple Ridge Lane, Yate

• The Orchards, Bristol Road, Cromhall

• The Willows, Frog Lane, Coalpit Heath

• The Willows, Hall End Lane, Wickwar

• Willowcrest, North Road, Yate

New site for travelling showpeople

• Land at Leigh Farm, Pucklechurch – 15