Unit 12 Ashley Trading Estate Ashley Parade Bristol BS2 9XS Data via plota.co.uk

26/12446/F - Full Planning Approved

Proposal

Change of use from industrial unit (Use Class B2) to mixed use micro-brewery (Use Class B2) and taproom (Use Class E(b)). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Jun 2026
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Validated
17 Jun 2026
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Approved
26 Oct 2026

Approved on 26 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 26 Oct 2026

Site constraints 8

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Local nature reserve about 282 m away: Narroways Millennium Green
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; 4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Conservation area about 72 m away: Montpelier; Coalfield, development low risk area; 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 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
Full Planning
Postcode
BS2 9XS
Received
10 Jun 2026
Validated
17 Jun 2026
Ward
Ashley
Parish
Ashley, Easton And Lawrence Hill
Target decision
27 Oct 2026
Decision
GRANTED subject to condition(s)
Decision date
26 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
A Phelps

How this decision compares

Decided in 131 days from validation, 75 days slower than Bristol's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 68% of changes of use here are.

58%decided within 8 weeks
68%approved
230decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Bristol in the last twelve months, from validation. Bristol decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14968487
Planning Portal ref
PP-14968487
Comments by
28 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Aug 2026
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