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26/13346/F - Full Planning Pending consideration
Change of use

Proposal

Change of use of the existing residential property to 2 number 5-bedroom HMO, with minor internal reconfigurations. The proposal does not include any external alterations to the building, aside from the installation of a cycle shelter and timber refuse/recycling enclosures in the rear gardens. (retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 79.

Comments are open until 28 Oct 2026

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Documents 14

Statements & assessments 6

PDF BNG EXEMPTION STATEMENT Supporting document · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design & Access Statement · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGICAL SCREENING ASSESSMENT Supporting document · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE IMPACT STATEMENT Supporting document · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF TRANSPORT STATEMENT Supporting document · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF WASTE AND RECYCLING STRATEGY STATEMENT Supporting document · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 4

PDF 1872-01 EXISTING AND PROPOSED BLOCK PLANS Plan · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 1872-02 EXISTING PLANS Plan · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 1872-03 PROPOSED PLANS Plan · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN Plan · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF CIL FORM 1 CIL Documents · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST Neighbour Notification List · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF CYCLE SHELTER IMAGE Supporting document · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

9 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 87 Cumberland Road Bristol BS1 6UG, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 5 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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City Docks 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.
Local nature reserve about 37 m away: Avon New Cut
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.
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 ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1387 m away: Portishead Branch Line - MetroWest Phase 1; Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Bristol built-up area; Flood defence about 35 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 500 year flood); Priority habitat about 41 m away: Mudflats.
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 6UG
Received
7 Aug 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Ward
Hotwells & Harbourside
Parish
Central, Clifton And Harbourside
Target decision
11 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Agent
AFGUK Architects

Decision outlook

Day 79, past the statutory target. 82% of changes of use in Bristol are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 6 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 23 Oct 2026.

Day 794 days to the predicted decision (day 83)
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

1comment received
1 objecting

22 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15143531
Planning Portal ref
PP-15143531
Comments by
28 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

28 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 existing residential property to a 10-bedroom HMO, with internal rec…
25/13860/F
2020 Withdrawn
Converting the existing building from a single dwelling into six one bedroom flats with a…
20/04627/F
2016 Approved
Application for a lawful development certificate for an existing two separate dwellings c…
16/03611/CE
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
84 Cumberland Road Bristol BS1 6UG
Application for Listed Building Consent for the proposed installation of an Electric Vehi…
25/14478/LB
2025 Approved
2 Harbour Walk 91 Cumberland Road Bristol BS1 6UJ
T1 - Ornamental Olive - Reduce crown by approx 0.5-1m and lift crown to approx 1.8-2m.
25/13880/VC
2025 Approved
9 Merchants Row Caledonian Road Bristol BS1 6JN
T1 - Silver birch - Reduce by 1.5m in height and 1m in spread. T2 - Mimosa - Reduce by 1m…
25/12658/VC
2024 Approved
2 Cumberland Court Cumberland Road Bristol BS1 6UG
T1 - Sycamore - Fell.
24/04667/VC
2024 Approved
90 Cumberland Road Bristol BS1 6UG
T1 - Bay - Reduce by roughly 3m back to previous pollard points.
24/04702/VC
2024 Withdrawn
2 Harbour Walk 91 Cumberland Road Bristol BS1 6UJ
External and internal alterations & garden room.
24/03095/H
2024 Approved
83 Cumberland Road Bristol BS1 6UG
Replacement of front door.
24/01172/H
2024 Approved
83 Cumberland Road Bristol BS1 6UG
Replacement of front door.
24/01173/LA
2024 Approved
84 Cumberland Road Hotwells Bristol BS1 6UG
Proposed re-rendering of all 3 side walls of property, replacing badly cracked existing c…
24/02029/LA
2024 Approved
85 Cumberland Road Hotwells Bristol BS1 6UG
Proposed re-rendering of all 3 side walls of property, replacing badly cracked existing c…
24/02019/LA
2023 Refused
86 Cumberland Road Bristol BS1 6UG
Four storey rear extension including relocation of existing windows from existing rear el…
23/02853/LA
2023 Refused
86 Cumberland Road Bristol BS1 6UG
Four storey rear extension including relocation of existing windows from existing rear el…
23/02852/H
2024
85 Cumberland Road Bristol BS1 6UG
Install Solar PV panels on roof, plus battery storage and car charging point.
24/02534/LA
2024
85 Cumberland Road Bristol BS1 6UG
Install Solar PV panels on roof, plus battery storage and car charging point.
24/02533/H
2024 Approved
88 Cumberland Road Bristol BS1 6UG
Moving of a gas/electricity meter from an internal space to an external space.
24/01441/LA
2024 Approved
2 Harbour Walk 91 Cumberland Road Bristol BS1 6UJ
T1 - Bhutan Pine - Fell.
24/01244/VC
2024 Approved
88 Cumberland Road Bristol BS1 6UG
New structural support for previously consented removal of wall to Lower Ground Floor. Li…
24/00339/LA
2022 Approved
88 Cumberland Road Bristol BS1 6UG
Internal alterations to lower ground floor plan arrangement, and the creation of a new sh…
22/03593/LA
2022 Approved
88 Cumberland Road Bristol BS1 6UG
External alterations including the removal of the glazed roof over the front lightwell, n…
22/03592/H
2022 Approved
8 Liberty Gardens Caledonian Road Bristol BS1 6JW
Roof top extension to existing roof terrace creating additional habitable accommodation.
22/02190/F
2017 Approved
83 Cumberland Road Bristol BS1 6UG
Installation of 9 no. photovoltaic panels on main roof (concealed behind parapet) to gene…
17/02680/LA
2016 Refused
85 Cumberland Road Bristol BS1 6UG
Removal of small area of rear wall to facilitate a single parking space in the rear garde…
16/04786/F
2016 Refused
85 Cumberland Road Bristol BS1 6UG
Removal of small area of rear wall to facilitate a single parking space in the rear garde…
16/06235/LA
2016 Approved
90 Cumberland Road Bristol BS1 6UG
This application does not seek to alter, extend or demolish the listed building. I does s…
16/04023/LA
2016 Approved
90 Cumberland Road Bristol BS1 6UG
T1 - Crab Apple (Golden Hornet) - to be felled.
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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