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26/11451/CE - Certificate of Lawfulness - existing Approved

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use or Operation or Activity- Use of property as C4 HMO for 6 people. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Apr 2026
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Approved
18 Jun 2026

Approved on 18 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION ISSUED Decision · 18 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF LOCATION PLAN Plan · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Montpelier 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
Inside the Bristol built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Certificate of Lawfulness - existing
Postcode
BS6 5LQ
Received
2 Apr 2026
Validated
2 Apr 2026
Ward
Ashley
Parish
Ashley, Easton And Lawrence Hill
Target decision
28 May 2026
Decision
Certificate of Lawfulness BE ISSUED
Decision date
18 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
RH Town Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 77 days from validation, 48 days slower than Bristol's median of 29 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 100% of lawful development certificates here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
363decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Bristol in the last twelve months, from validation. Bristol decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14830725
Statutory expiry
28 May 2026

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Refused
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use or Operation or Acti…
24/03783/CE
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Withdrawn
Land To Rear Of 9 Sussex Place Bristol BS2 9QN
Conversion and extension of existing garage into a single dwelling.
25/13469/F
2025 Approved
Montpelier Terrace Lower Cheltenham Place Bristol BS6 5LE
The proposal includes replacing existing front basement ventilation and reconnecting to c…
25/13242/LA
2025 Approved
Montpelier Terrace Lower Cheltenham Place Bristol BS6 5LE
The proposal includes replacing existing front basement ventilation and reconnecting to c…
25/13241/F
2025 Approved
Former St Barnabas Primary School Albany Road Bristol BS6 5LQ
T1 - Ash - 4m crown reduction, 1 side to be taken in by approx 4m, remove dead wood. T2…
25/13782/VC
2025 Approved
170 Lower Cheltenham Place Bristol BS6 5LF
T1 - Cherry - Reduce height by 3m and radial spread by 1.5m.
25/12612/VC
2025 Approved
23 Albany Road Bristol BS6 5LQ
Ash - Fell.
25/12321/VC
2025
Ground And First Floor Flat 18 Albany Road Bristol BS6 5LH
Proposed loft conversion.
25/11505/H
2025
Ground And First Floor Flat 18 Albany Road Bristol BS6 5LH
Proposed loft conversion.
25/11505/F
2024 Approved
160 Lower Cheltenham Place Bristol BS6 5LF
Euonymus japonicus - Fell.
24/03286/VC
2024 Approved
21A Sussex Place Bristol BS2 9QN
Plum - Reduce by around 1m, pruning to suitable subordinate growth.
24/02151/VC
2024 Approved
21 Sussex Place Bristol BS2 9QN
Cherry (at rear) - Reduce by 1m max, pruning to suitable subordinate growth. Cherry (at f…
24/02149/VC
2024 Approved
11A Albany Road Bristol BS6 5LQ
Holm oak - Fell.
24/01439/VC
2023 Approved
130 Lower Cheltenham Place Montpelier Bristol BS6 5LF
Proposals to amend the primary access for the basement flat and the addition of a new fro…
23/04891/F
2023 Approved
57 Sussex Place St Werburghs Bristol BS2 9QR
Magnolia - Reduce height by 2.5m.
23/04381/VC
2022 Approved
27 Sussex Place Bristol BS2 9QN
Sorbus - Crown Raise to 3m.
22/05700/VC
2022 Withdrawn
2 Albany Road Bristol BS6 5LH
Change of use from residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to a House in Multiple Occupation…
22/03474/F
2022 Approved
4 East Grove Bristol BS6 5LP
T1 Ash - Fell
22/05127/VP
2022 Approved
4 East Grove Bristol BS6 5LP
T1 Ash - Fell
22/05127/VC
2022
27 Sussex Place Bristol BS2 9QN
Sorbus - Crown Raise to 3m.
22/05651/VC
2022 Approved
St Barnabas Church Of England VC Primary School Albany Road Bristol BS6 5LQ
T1 Sycamore - Pollard to previous points.
22/04648/VC
2017 Refused
15 Sussex Place Bristol BS2 9QN
Proposed removal the existing brick wall and reduce the level of the existing garden, to…
17/00711/H
2017 Approved
43 Sussex Place Bristol BS2 9QN
Sycamore - Lift low branch over the road and lift skirt all round to 5.2m, tip back from…
17/00191/VC
2016 Approved
12A Albany Road Bristol BS6 5LH
T1- Sycamore- Reduce by 25%
16/06095/VC
2016 Approved
15 Sussex Place Bristol BS2 9QN
Lime Tree (T1) - Fell tree.
16/04613/VP
2016 Approved
15 Sussex Place Bristol BS2 9QN
Lime - Remove.
16/03867/VC
Bristol
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#109 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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%).

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings