South Gloucestershire housing growth spurs sports facilities and a new countywide planning commission

A wave of housing proposals in South Gloucestershire is being accompanied by community-infrastructure spending and a new countywide planning body, council documents show [1][3][4][5][2].

The Gazette Series reported that planning applications submitted to South Gloucestershire Council include proposals for up to 450 homes and primary school facilities in Coalpit Heath, as part of hundreds of new homes planned across the district [1].

Separately, Tewkesbury Borough Council said community groups in Wheatpieces can apply for funding to improve local sports facilities, with money contributed by developers as new homes have been built in the area [3].

In Bradley Stoke, South Gloucestershire Council planning records show a discharge of conditions for the installation of a Multi Use Games Area (MUGA), associated sports equipment and connecting access paths on land at The Jubilee Centre, Savages Wood Road [4][5].

These local moves come as Gloucestershire County Council has set up a countywide Housing Commission, which it said could improve housing planning, strengthen communities and improve links between housing, health and wellbeing for people across Gloucestershire [2].