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26/13496/COND - Approval/Discharge of conditions Pending consideration

Proposal

Application for approval of details reserved by condition 6 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (LEMP)) of permission - Engineering works to enable the Temple Island site for further development, comprising of remediation, structural fill and installation of utilities infrastructure. This comprises of the following works: Site remediation: remediation to reduce the risk of contaminative sources impacting the adjacent River Avon. Structural fill: raising the site levels using imported structural fill material in order to address existing variations in levels on the site. Utilities infrastructure: the diversion and installation of a suite of utility services and drainage for the site. (Major) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
18 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 13 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 16 Sept 2026; it is now day 72.

The consultation period closed on 16 Sept 2026.

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 7

Article 4 direction
Article 4 South. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 69 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
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; 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
Approval/Discharge of conditions
Postcode
BS4 3DT
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Ward
Windmill Hill
Parish
Filwood, Knowle And Windmill Hill
Target decision
13 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 72, past the statutory target. 100% of tree and landscaping works in Bristol are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 17 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

Day 7216 days past the 56-day target
100%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
758decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Bristol in the last twelve months, from validation. Bristol decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
16 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Oct 2026
Bristol
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#109 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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%).

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