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26/13584/F - Full Planning Refused
Change of use

Proposal

Change of use from a dwellinghouse used by a single person or household (Use Class C3a) to a smalldwellinghouse in multiple occupation (Use Class C4), including the erection of a refuse/recycling store. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
24 Aug 2026
✗
Refused
19 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 19 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 20 Oct 2026

Documents 21

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF OFFICER REPORT Delegated Report · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION REFUSED Decision · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 4

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 14 Oct 2026 View ↗
PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Supporting document · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF ENERGY STATEMENT Supporting document · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BNG EXEMPTION FORM Supporting document · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 11

PDF #5978 LOCATION PLAN Plan · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Z-923-D011 PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN Plan · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Z-923-D001 EXISTING GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLANS Plan · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Z-923-D002 EXISTING LOFT LEVEL PLAN Plan · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Z-923-D003 EXISTING ELEVATIONS Plan · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Z-923-D004 EXISTING SECTION Plan · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Z-923-D005 PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Plan · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Z-923-D006 PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN Plan · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Z-923-D007 PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Plan · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Z-923-D008 PROPOSED SECTION Plan · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Z-923-D009 PROPOSED GARAGE/BIKE STORE Plan · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF CIL - FORM 1 QUESTION FORM/ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CIL Documents · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF FORMAL RESPONSE FROM AGENT Supporting document · 14 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST Neighbour Notification List · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 ↗
Local nature reserve 87 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.
National infrastructure project 683 m away: Portishead Branch Line - MetroWest Phase 1
The site is 683 m from the project boundary. Railway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Thomas Ware Tannery Office and Attached Wall and Piers, Grade II, 44 m away · 3 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.
Show all 3 with distances
Historic England ↗
Conservation area 17 m away: City Docks
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 173 m away: Underfall Yard, Bristol Docks; Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Bristol built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 2 November 2026. 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £425,000 in December 2025. Terraced house, freehold.

19 December 2025£425,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area107 m² (1,152 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (68 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 5 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Bristol
Application type
Full Planning
Postcode
BS3 1RL
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Southville
Parish
Greater Bedminster Community Partnership
Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Decision
REFUSED
Decision date
19 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Stokes Morgan Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 31% of changes of use here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
69%approved
272decided 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

2comments received
2 objecting

12 neighbours consulted · Last counted 20 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PLP-00005978
Comments by
22 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

23 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Withdrawn
229 Coronation Road Bristol BS3 1RL
Enforcement notice appeal for use of property as a HMO without planning permission.
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2025 Withdrawn
233 Coronation Road Bristol BS3 1RL
Enforcement notice appeal for change of use to a HMO (Use Class C4).
25/10402/Z
2024
235 Coronation Road Bristol BS3 1RL
New Dwelling to the rear.
24/04108/F
2023 Approved
233 Coronation Road Bristol BS3 1RL
Certificate of proposed development for a rear dormer.
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2022 Withdrawn
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Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use - change of use from…
22/04404/CE
2022 Withdrawn
229 Coronation Road Bristol BS3 1RL
Conversion of property into 7 bed HMO.
22/04405/F
2022 Approved
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Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed loft conversion with flat…
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2022
229 Coronation Road Bristol BS3 1RL
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed change of use from C3 (Dw…
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2022 Approved
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Proposed single storey rear extension.
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2021 Approved
3 Vauxhall Avenue Bristol BS3 1SU
Application for the discharge of condition 2 (Driveway materials) and variation of condit…
21/02304/X
2021 Approved
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Application for a non-material amendment following a grant of planning permission 20/0275…
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2020 Refused
222 Coronation Road Bristol BS3 1RL
Proposed raised roof ridge line and erection of rear dormer to allow for loft conversion…
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2020 Withdrawn
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Double storey rear infill extension with loft conversion, higher ridge line and associate…
20/05490/H
2020 Approved
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Application for the variation of a condition No. 14(List of approved plans and drawings)…
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2020 Approved
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Single storey rear infill extension with associated works to the existing dwelling includ…
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2019 Refused
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Application for a Certificate of Existing Use - Vehicle repair centre.
19/05136/CE
2018 Refused
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Conversion of existing house to form two dwellings with a new rear extension and the demo…
18/04468/F
2018 Approved
Workshop Back Road Bristol BS3 1SU
Application to approve details pursuant to condition 2 (construction management plan), 3(…
18/01387/COND
2017 Approved
61 Greenbank Road Southville Bristol BS3 1RJ
Proposed change of use from Bed and Breakfast accommodation (Use Class C1) to single dwel…
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2017 Approved
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Proposed installation electric vehicle charging station within the forecourt.
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2017 Approved
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Proposed conversion of a factory to 2 no. 2 bedroom houses.
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2017 Approved
3 Vauxhall Avenue Southvillle Bristol BS3 1SU
Extension to existing terrace to provide 2no. self-contained flats (Use Class C3).
17/01538/F
2017 Refused
Workshop Back Road Bristol BS3 1SU
Demolition of derelict factory and erection of 2 no. new, 2-bedroom houses.
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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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.