Goldsmiths House 5 - 9 Broad Plain Bristol BS2 0JB Data via plota.co.uk

25/15403/LA - Listed Building Consent (Alter/Extend) Approved

Proposal

Refurbishment of existing office building including internal and external alterations, reconfiguration of floor layouts, demolition of existing rear external podium, construction of new podium and external plant and associated building works. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Aug 2026, 08:51

Application progress

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Received

11 Dec 2025

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Validated

19 Jan 2026

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Approved

6 Mar 2026

Approved on 6 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Documents 48

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DECISION GRANTED Decision · 6 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER REPORT Delegated Report · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 6

PDF COVERING LETTER AND FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Supporting document · 19 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF BNG EXEMPTION FORM Supporting document · 11 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGICAL SCREENING ASSESSMENT Supporting document · 11 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design & Access Statement · 11 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Supporting document · 11 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Supporting document · 11 Dec 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 37

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 11 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF CIL FORM CIL Documents · 11 Dec 2025 View ↗

Site constraints 10

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.

In flood zones plus climate change

Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.

Flood map ↗

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 ↗

Scheduled monument about 92 m away: Partial remains of Bristol Castle

Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.

Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

Conservation area about 35 m away: Redcliffe; 5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Bristol built-up area; Flood defence about 34 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 2 year flood).

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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: Listed Building Consent (Alter/Extend)
Postcode: BS2 0JB
Received: 11 Dec 2025
Validated: 19 Jan 2026
Ward: Lawrence Hill
Parish: Ashley, Easton And Lawrence Hill
Target decision: 16 Mar 2026
Decision: GRANTED subject to condition(s)
Decision date: 6 Mar 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Avison Young

How this decision compares

Decided in 46 days from validation, 12 days faster than Bristol's median of 58 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 79% of commercial and major works here are.

This one46d

Council58d

UK57d

46%decided within 8 weeks

79%approved

76decided in the last year

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14539183
Planning Portal ref: PP-14539183
Comments by: 4 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry: 16 Mar 2026

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Bristol

Planning Authority Score

5.8/10

Average

#109 of 296 councils

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Other 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

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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

Goldsmiths House 5 - 9 Broad Plain Bristol BS2 0JB Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 48

Decision & officer reports 2

Statements & assessments 6

Plans & drawings 37

Application forms 2

Other documents 1

Site constraints 10

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Important details

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