Current Status
A formal planning application has now been submitted in relation to Hicks Common.
This website will provide clear, practical guidance to help residents understand the planning process and how they can submit comments or objections as part of the official consultation.
Local residents play an important role in ensuring that views about Hicks Common and Green Belt protection are understood by decision-makers. There are steps residents can take now to ensure community concerns are clearly communicated.
1. Lobby Your Local MP
Residents are encouraged to contact Claire Hazelgrove MP to raise concerns about the future of Hicks Common and the importance of protecting Green Belt land.
Members of Parliament represent local interests at a national level and can raise issues with relevant government departments, ministers and planning bodies. Contacting your MP helps demonstrate the level of community concern and ensures the issue remains visible beyond the local planning process.
When contacting your MP, you may wish to:
- Explain why Hicks Common matters to you
- Highlight concerns about Green Belt protection, environmental impact or local infrastructure
- Ask for support in ensuring local views are considered in planning policy and decision-making
Email: claire.hazelgrove.mp@parliament.uk
2. Contact Winterbourne Ward South Gloucestershire Councillors
Residents can also contact the Winterbourne Ward South Gloucestershire Councillors to express their views and ask them to continue representing community concerns about development they feel is inappropriate.
Ward councillors play a key role in:
- Representing residents’ views to South Gloucestershire Council
- Responding to planning proposals and consultations
- Raising local issues within council discussions and committees
Sharing your views helps councillors understand the strength of local feeling and encourages continued scrutiny of any proposals affecting Hicks Common.
The Ward Councillors for Winterbourne are:
- Cllr Nic Labuschagne: CllrNic.Labuschagne@southglos.gov.uk
- Cllr Trevor Jones: Trevor.Jones@southglos.gov.uk
Staying Informed
Residents are encouraged to stay informed by:
- Checking this website regularly for updates
- Following Save Hicks Common on social media
- Monitoring the Winterbourne Parish Council website for official announcements
If a planning application is submitted, a step-by-step ‘how to’ guide will be published explaining how residents can formally comment or object.
Read the latest news
Filton & Bradley Stoke MP, Claire Hazelgrove voices her concerns on the proposal
AI-generated image for illustration only. Not an official or approved development design. Our MP Has Spoken Up Claire Hazelgrove, the Labour MP for nearby Filton & Bradley Stoke, has publicly voiced her concerns about the plans to build over a hundred homes on fields adjoining Hicks Common Road, opposite the Winterbourne duck pond, even as…
Winterbourne Parish Council Planning Notes 15.12.2025
Credit: Simon Goodwin. Have you had a chance to read the draft Planning Committee minutes from 15th December 2025? These official notes from the Winterbourne Parish Council Planning Committee meeting provide key insights into local planning discussions — including community feedback and council responses relevant to the future of Hicks Common. 📄 Winterbourne Parish Council…
Winterbourne Residents Descend on Council Planning Meeting to Oppose Proposal to Build on Hicks Common
Credit: Simon Goodwin. A packed Parish Council Planning meeting on Monday 15th December at The Greenfield Centre, Winterbourne, saw residents fill the hall to capacity, with hundreds more standing outside, voicing their concern to Winterbourne Parish Council over the recent proposal from Waddeton Park Ltd to build 124 dwellings on Green Belt at Hicks Common, Winterbourne. Two hundred…