46 West Street St Philips Bristol BS2 0BH Data via plota.co.uk

Decided 25/13249/F
Council
Bristol 5.8/10
Date received
around 24 Jul 2025
Date validated
24 Jul 2025
Postcode
BS2 0BH
Freehold owner
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Description

Change of use and refurbishment of the ground floor unit (from Sui Generis to Use Class E - Commercial) and the change of use and conversion of the upper floors to provide 2 Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) (Use Class C4). Data via plota.co.uk

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Site constraints 6

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Old Market 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.
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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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
25 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 28 and 30, West Street, Grade II, about 2 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 17 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.
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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 8 November 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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £250,000 in December 2003. Detached house, freehold.

19 December 2003£250,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Change of use of the ground floor from Use Class Sui Generis to commercial space (Use Cla…
25/15452/F
2024 Refused
Conversion of a redundant nightclub in to a ground floor commercial unit with upper floor…
24/04604/F
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
43 West Street St Philips Bristol BS2 0BZ
Installation of a commercial extractor ventilation system.
25/11672/F
2025 Approved
Flat 31 Barstaple House Old Market Street Bristol BS2 0EU
Refurbishment of windows.
25/11172/LB
2024
23 - 25 Midland Road Bristol BS2 0JT
Front and rear window replacement works.
24/04233/F
2024 Approved
19 - 21 West Street St Philips Bristol BS2 0DF
Conversion of existing property from commercial (use class E) to ground floor commercial…
24/03079/F
2024 Approved
22 West Street St Philips Bristol BS2 0BH
Evergreen - Remove branches back to boundary (2m width, 2m length, 4m height). European B…
24/03383/VC
2023 Approved
19 - 21 West Street St Philips Bristol BS2 0DF
Conversion of existing property from commercial (use class E) to ground floor commercial…
23/04031/F
2023 Approved
8 - 10 West Street St Philips Bristol BS2 0BH
Essential works to be carried out in order to fix leaking roof.
23/04982/LA
2023 Approved
Flat 31 Barstaple House Old Market Street Bristol BS2 0EU
Refurbishment of windows.
23/02958/LA
2022 Approved
44 West Street St Philips Bristol BS2 0BH
Retrospective application for conversion of rear of ground floor from Class E use to 2no…
22/03376/F
2023
20A West Street St Philips Bristol BS2 0BH
Replacement of all existing timber windows and external doors with matching white UPVC on…
23/01563/F
2023
Midland Mews 24 Waterloo Road Bristol BS2 0PL
The replacement of all existing timber windows and external doors with matching white UPV…
23/01562/F
2022 Approved
17 Midland Road Bristol BS2 0JT
Conversion of the top two floors of the existing building into two flats. With roof exten…
22/00426/F
2022 Approved
Atticus House West Street St Philips Bristol BS2 0DF
Mansard roof extension to create penthouse apartment.
22/01611/F
2022 Approved
8 - 10 West Street St Philips Bristol BS2 0BH
Removal of an existing timber stud partition separating two adjoining offices within the…
22/02101/LA
2022 Approved
55 West Street St Philips Bristol BS2 0BZ
Partial demolition of existing partitions and hipped roof, remodelling of existing layout…
22/00307/F
2021 Withdrawn
29A Midland Road Bristol BS2 0JT
Proposed loft conversion to existing maisonette, incorporating raising of roof with front…
21/04263/F
2021 Approved
17 West Street St Philips Bristol BS2 0DF
Partial demolition of existing office and shop. First floor and roof extension to create…
21/02474/F
2020 Approved
8 - 10 West Street St Philips Bristol BS2 0BH
Silver Birch (B1) - Reduce crown raise to 2m. Silver Birch (B2) - Reduce crown raise up t…
20/05273/VC
2020 Withdrawn
17 Midland Road Bristol BS2 0JT
Change of use from financial and professional services (Use Class A2) to mixed use develo…
20/01381/F
2020 Withdrawn
33 Midland Road Bristol BS2 0JT
Change of use of ground floor office (Use Class A2) to short-term residential let (Use Cl…
20/02345/F
2016 Approved
Atticus House 13-15 West Street St Philips Bristol BS2 0DF
Splitting one retail unit to create two smaller units and provide improved access to resi…
16/06548/F
2016 Approved
51A West Street St Philips Bristol BS2 0BZ
Two storey extension to existing two storey mews house and conversion to two one-bedroom…
16/03714/F
2016 Approved
27 West Street St Philips Bristol BS2 0DF
Application for a certificate for a lawful development to confirm the proposed use of No…
16/04124/CP
2016 Withdrawn
Atticus House West Street St Philips Bristol BS2 0DF
Upgrade existing 1960's office windows to UPVC Box Sash windows on the front of the build…
16/02032/F
2016 Approved
Unit 1 Hide Market West Street St Philips Bristol BS2 0BH
T1-5 Sorbus in carpark-Remove to ground level
16/01827/VC
Bristol
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#109 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.