50A Merchant Street Bristol BS1 3EL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Internally illuminated shop front signboard. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 14 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Oct 2026
Documents 10
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 5
Application forms 1
Site constraints 7
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 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
How this decision compares
Decided in 62 days from validation, 8 days slower than Bristol's median of 54 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 73% of signs and adverts here are.
Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Bristol in the last twelve months, from validation. Bristol decision record →
Public comments
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Last counted 14 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15134654
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15134654
- Comments by
- 5 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 8 Oct 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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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