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26/10499/F - Full Planning Approved
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use for the existing cafe area designated class E to Sui Generis, matching the main 02 Academy Building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Feb 2026
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Approved
25 Mar 2026

Approved on 25 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Documents 11

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF GRANTED Decision · 25 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER REPORT Delegated Report · 19 Mar 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design & Access Statement · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 7

PDF 280-01 EXISTING PLAN Plan · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 280-02C PROPOSED PLAN Plan · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 280-03A EXISTING AND PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Plan · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 280-05 EXISTING PLAN Plan · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 280-06 PROPOSED PLAN Plan · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 280-07 EXISTING AND PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN Plan · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE LOCATION PLAN Plan · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Licence at this address

  • Licence Academy Premises licence · in force since 25 Mar 2015 Alcohol, films, live music, indoor sport, boxing or wrestling, dancing, other entertainment, plays, recorded music
    Food hygiene rating: 5 (Very good)Inspected 18 Jul 2025

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 8

Tyndall's Park 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
53 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Hatchet Public House, Grade II, about 35 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade I, 11 Grade II*, 24 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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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; National infrastructure project about 1822 m away: Portishead Branch Line - MetroWest Phase 1; 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 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.

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Important details

Council
Bristol
Application type
Full Planning
Postcode
BS1 5NA
Received
6 Feb 2026
Validated
6 Feb 2026
Ward
Central
Parish
Central, Clifton And Harbourside
Target decision
3 Apr 2026
Decision
GRANTED subject to condition(s)
Decision date
25 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Blik Design

How this decision compares

Decided in 47 days from validation, 9 days faster than Bristol's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 68% of changes of use here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
68%approved
228decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14685376
Planning Portal ref
PP-14685376
Comments by
18 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Apr 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

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Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
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2023 Approved
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Re-cladding and facade remediation works.
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2023 Refused
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2023 Refused
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2023 Withdrawn
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2022 Approved
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Installation of halo illuminated letters and logo, and a non illuminated projecting sign.
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2021 Approved
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2019 Withdrawn
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Proposed externally illuminated, fascia sign.
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2021 Approved
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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