Hunts Grove is being built on land formerly part of Colethrop Farm in the parishes of Hardwicke and Haresfield.

[1] The development was named Hunts Grove after the small historic woodland on the site.

Gloucester City Council formally objected[1] but a government planning inspector confirmed the permission in 2009.

[1] Further objections were raised when Stroud District Council proposed an extension to include a further 750 new homes.

[3] On 25 May 2014, Gloucestershire County Council announced that a new primary school in the village would serve the 1,750 new homes being built.