163A Church Road Redfield Bristol BS5 9LA Data via plota.co.uk

25/14895/F - Full Planning Refused

Proposal

Change of use of the rear yard to allow the use of a community sauna and ice baths with changing facilities. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 Nov 2025
✓
Validated
16 Jan 2026
✗
Refused
16 Mar 2026
✗
Appeal dismissed
30 Jul 2026

Refused on 16 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Documents 63

Consultation & comments 48

PDF COMMENT RECEIVED Comment Received · 27 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF OBJECTS Public Comment · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF OBJECTS Public Comment · 4 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF SUPPORTS Public Comment · 31 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST Neighbour Notification List · 27 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF OBJECTS Public Comment · 1 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF OBJECTS Public Comment · 30 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPPORTS Public Comment · 30 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF OBJECTS Public Comment · 29 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF OBJECTS Public Comment · 29 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF OBJECTS Public Comment · 29 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF OBJECTS Public Comment · 29 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPPORTS Public Comment · 29 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF OBJECTS Public Comment · 29 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF OBJECTS Public Comment · 29 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF OBJECTS Public Comment · 28 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF NEUTRAL Public Comment · 25 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPPORTS Public Comment · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPPORTS Public Comment · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPPORTS Public Comment · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPPORTS Public Comment · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPPORTS Public Comment · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF OBJECTS Public Comment · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPPORTS Public Comment · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF OBJECTS Public Comment · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPPORTS Public Comment · 22 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF OBJECTS Public Comment · 22 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPPORTS Public Comment · 21 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPPORTS Public Comment · 21 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF OBJECTS Public Comment · 21 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF OBJECTS Public Comment · 21 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPPORTS Public Comment · 21 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPPORTS Public Comment · 20 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPPORTS Public Comment · 20 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPPORTS Public Comment · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPPORTS Public Comment · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPPORTS Public Comment · 17 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPPORTS Public Comment · 16 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPPORTS Public Comment · 16 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPPORTS Public Comment · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPPORTS Public Comment · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPPORTS Public Comment · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPPORTS Public Comment · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPPORTS Public Comment · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPPORTS Public Comment · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPPORTS Public Comment · 13 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPPORTS Public Comment · 13 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST Neighbour Notification List · 8 Dec 2025 View ↗

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Site constraints 5

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Article 4 direction
Article 4 East. 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 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. 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £520,000 in July 2021. Other property, freehold.

6 July 2021£520,000Recorded 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 area549 m² (5,909 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 50)
UseD2 General Assembly and Leisure plus Night Clubs and Theatres
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2020, 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
BS5 9LA
Received
7 Nov 2025
Validated
16 Jan 2026
Ward
Easton
Parish
Ashley, Easton And Lawrence Hill
Target decision
13 Mar 2026
Decision
REFUSED
Decision date
16 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 30 Jul 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6007591 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
Stokes Morgan Planning Ltd
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 59 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 32% of changes of use here are.

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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14460417
Planning Portal ref
PP-14460417
Comments by
17 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Mar 2026
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

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

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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.