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26/12873/CE - Certificate of Lawfulness - existing Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use or Operation or Activity - Use of building as a self-contained basement flat (C3) and a ground, first and second floor maisonette in use as a small house in multiple occupation (C4). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jul 2026
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Approved
28 Aug 2026

Approved on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Aug 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION - CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS BE ISSUED Decision · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF LOCATION PLAN Plan · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF CIL FORM 1 - ADDITIONAL INFO CIL Documents · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF COVER LETTER Supporting document · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

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
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 ↗
27 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 41, Ashley Road, Grade II, about 49 m from the postcode pin · 20 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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Historic England ↗
Conservation area about 20 m away: Montpelier
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
Radon affected area, class 4; Heritage at risk about 65 m away: Stokes Croft; 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £78,000 in June 1999. Semi-detached house, freehold.

30 June 1999£78,000

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

Building

Floor area132 m² (1,421 sq ft)
Energy ratingA (97 out of 100)
PropertyMid-terrace house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, with internal insulation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2026, 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
Certificate of Lawfulness - existing
Postcode
BS6 5NP
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
8 Jul 2026
Ward
Ashley
Parish
Ashley, Easton And Lawrence Hill
Target decision
2 Sept 2026
Decision
Certificate of Lawfulness BE ISSUED
Decision date
28 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Stokes Morgan Planning Ltd

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 28 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15067683
Planning Portal ref
PP-15067683
Statutory expiry
2 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
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2024 Approved
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T1 - Ash - Reduction in height by 4m and spread by 2.5m.
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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Beech - Cut back and reduce from building to provide clearance by 2-3.5m.
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2023 Approved
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2022 Approved
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Pittosporum - Remove 4 large branches and light prune of lower light growth (1m for clear…
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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
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Proposed loft conversion with dormer window in rear pitch and front aspect roof lights.
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2021 Approved
9 Wellington Lane Bristol BS6 5PY
Extend basement kitchen and build rear dormer window to loft.
21/03496/H
2020 Refused
5 Drummond Road St Pauls Bristol BS2 8UJ
Change of use from single dwellinghouse to 4 self-contained flats with extension to roof.
20/04071/F
2020 Approved
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Replace existing windows with new timber double glazed windows.
20/03106/LA
2016 Approved
8 Gwyn Street Bristol BS2 8UG
Proposed loft conversion with second floor roof extension.
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2016 Approved
11 Wellington Lane Bristol BS6 5PY
Proposed loft conversion with dormer window in rear pitch and front aspect roof lights.
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2016 Approved
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2016 Refused
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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
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.

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.