40 Queens Road Bristol BS8 1BF Data via plota.co.uk

Withdrawn 25/13401/F
Council
Bristol 5.8/10
Date received
around 7 Nov 2025
Date validated
7 Nov 2025
Postcode
BS8 1BF

Description

Minor external alterations relating to the installation of a HVAC system and improved shopfront, as well as signage to display building signage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Site constraints 8

Park Street and Brandon Hill 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
27 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 44 Queens Road Clifton Bristol BS8 1RE, 8 m away · 4 Grade II*, 13 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 27 with distances
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1552 m away: Portishead Branch Line - MetroWest Phase 1; Scheduled monument 238 m away: Civil War defences on Brandon Hill; Inside the Bristol built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 10 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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.

Building

Floor area797 m² (8,579 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 114)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2023, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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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

2025 Withdrawn
Display of 2no. internally illuminated projecting signs, 2no. halo illuminated fascia sin…
25/13402/A
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Flat 5 1 Berkeley Crescent Bristol BS8 1HA
Install an extra roof light in the kitchen.
25/14810/F
2025 Approved
4 Berkeley Crescent Bristol BS8 1HA
T1 - Bay - Reduce by roughly 2m and clear basal epicormic growth.
25/14403/VC
2025 Approved
48 Queens Road Clifton Bristol BS8 1RE
New signage.
25/13668/LA
2025 Approved
48 Queens Road Clifton Bristol BS8 1RE
External signage.
25/13576/A
2025 Approved
40 - 42 Queens Road Clifton Bristol BS8 1RE
Alterations to service yard and back of house area including - removal of single-storey d…
25/13389/F
2025 Approved
48 - 56 Queens Road Clifton Bristol BS8 1RE
The installation of internal plant and associated ducting to the roof to facilitate gym u…
25/12023/F
2025 Approved
48 - 56 Queens Road Clifton Bristol BS8 1RE
The installation of internal plant and associated ducting to the roof to facilitate gym u…
25/12024/LA
2025 Approved
40 - 42 Queens Road Clifton Bristol BS8 1BF
Alterations to service yard and back of house area including - removal of single storey d…
25/11808/F
2025 Refused
60 Queens Road Clifton Bristol BS8 1RE
'Black Sheep Coffee' internally illuminated fascia sign.'Black Sheep Coffee' externally i…
25/10789/A
2025 Approved
60 Queens Road Clifton Bristol BS8 1RE
Shopfront works and gate.
25/10791/F
2025 Refused
60 Queens Road Clifton Bristol BS8 1RE
Listed building consent for the proposed signage and gate.
25/10792/LA
2025 Refused
48 Queens Road Clifton Bristol BS8 1RE
New signage.
25/11659/LA
2025 Refused
48 Queens Road Clifton Bristol BS8 1RE
External signage.
25/11558/A
2025
48 - 56 Queens Road Clifton Bristol BS8 1RE
Change the use of Ground Floor from Class E to a mixed use Class E/Sui Generis (Hot food…
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2025 Approved
44 Queens Road Clifton Bristol BS8 1RE
1no. illuminated Fascia sign & 1no. projecting sign.
25/11228/A
2025 Approved
44 Queens Road Clifton Bristol BS8 1RE
Fitout of new restaurant, including new shopfront and HVAC installation.
25/11226/F
2025 Approved
44 Queens Road Clifton Bristol BS8 1RE
Fitout of new restaurant, including new shopfront and HVAC installation.
25/11227/LA
2025 Approved
21 Queens Road Clifton Bristol BS8 1QE
The installation of a new kitchen extraction system to include external ducting and shop…
25/11154/F
2025 Approved
21 Queens Road Clifton Bristol BS8 1QE
Non-illuminated fascia sign & projecting signs.
25/11155/A
2025 Withdrawn
58 Queens Road Clifton Bristol BS8 1RQ
Replacement of certain internal doors following security and Health & Safety Review, othe…
25/11029/LB
2016 Approved
Browns Restaurant Queens Road Clifton Bristol BS8 1RE
Replacement of existing flags, replacement of existing lightweight fabric barriers and re…
16/04747/A
2016 Approved
Browns Restaurant Queens Road Clifton Bristol BS8 1RE
Replacement of existing flags - Replacement of existing lightweight fabric barriers - Win…
16/03568/A
2016 Approved
Browns Restaurant Queens Road Clifton Bristol BS8 1RE
Internal alterations to the building including redecoration and amended signage externall…
16/03567/LA
2016 Approved
48 Queens Road Clifton Bristol BS8 1RE
Replacement of failing render to south-east flank elevation above 2nd floor level with ne…
16/01951/LA
2016 Approved
61 - 63 Queens Road Clifton Bristol BS8 1QL
Replacement of 1 no. existing illuminated projection sign with 1 no. non illuminated proj…
16/00737/A
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%).

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.