Buchanans Wharf North Ferry Street Bristol BS1 6HN Data via plota.co.uk

26/12009/LA - Listed Building Consent (Alter/Extend) Refused

Proposal

The installation of air conditioning units at three existing office units. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
12 May 2026
✓
Validated
7 Aug 2026
✗
Refused
2 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 2 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 10

24 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Buchanans Wharf, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 6 Grade II*, 14 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 24 with distances
Historic England ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Redcliffe conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Article 4 direction
Ashley Ward, Cabot Ward, Clifton East Ward, Cotham Ward and Lawrence Hill Ward (1999 ward boundary). Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Air quality management area: Bristol AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument about 186 m away: Section of City Wall, King Street; Radon affected area, class 4; Flood defence about 11 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 2 year flood); Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Bristol built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Bristol
Application type
Listed Building Consent (Alter/Extend)
Postcode
BS1 6HN
Received
12 May 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Ward
Central
Parish
Central, Clifton And Harbourside
Target decision
2 Oct 2026
Decision
REFUSED
Decision date
2 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Forward Planning And Development

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 11 days slower than Bristol's median of 45 for listed building works. Refused, as 13% of listed building works here are.

81%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
207decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Bristol in the last twelve months, from validation. Bristol decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14925314
Planning Portal ref
PP-14925314
Comments by
9 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Oct 2026
Bristol
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#109 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Bristol ranks #112 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Bristol decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #190 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #149 of 296
71%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #112 of 296
37%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #118 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
374 decided (1-9 homes)
93%
Major dwellings approved
30 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
150 decided
2,098
Total decisions
293 refused in the year to March 2026